A Family Matter by Claire Lynch
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the story of a family where the mom falls in love with another woman and in the 1980s, in their community and in the eyes of the law, that’s not acceptable. So Dawn has to make hard choices. Terrible choices. And her husband also makes terrible choices. Choices that hurt them and their beautiful daughter.
This quiet, short booked packed a lot in. I loved the quiet writing even if the topic was devastating. I didn’t think the characters were developed enough for me to feel like I was empathizing. I wanted to follow along more, I wanted to root for them all even though they were caught in a terrible situation. But I felt like I was watching it all from a distance.
I was terrified to read how much of the law was anti-LGBTQ only 40 years ago and it’s terrifying what can happen to families if this becomes true again.
with gratitude to netgalley and Scribner for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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