by Tracey Lange
First published 2023
Tara Connelly walks out of prison after eighteen months on drug charges. She has no money and nowhere to go except back to her family home. Her brother raises his child alone while managing a brain injury that changed him years ago. Her sister maintains a careful appearance of control, but big secrets eat away at her composure. The cop who arrested Tara keeps appearing without warning, and she cannot figure out what he wants now. Tara tries to start a new career while keeping her fractured family together. She finds unexpected romance, but the Connellys carry secrets that could destroy her fresh start. When these hidden truths begin to surface, the siblings must choose between protective lies and painful honesty. Their family's survival depends on facing what they have long avoided.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: County Down
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Kindle Edition · Celadon Books
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use