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In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as a nun - with clear-eyed compassion. A true story of family intrigues,…

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1 author picked Family Romance as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I used to think that mine was the only family with unspoken secrets hovering in the background and spilling over into my psyche.

I learnt recently that I’m technically known as a second-generation Holocaust survivor, and it seems that Lanchester is the Roman Catholic equivalent. In this tell-all memoir, he reveals how his mother’s death precipitated his fact-finding, soul-searching investigation of his parents’ hidden lives and his own internal angst.

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