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A Family of Strangers

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A Family of Strangers by Fiona Lowe dives into the complex dynamics of family, love, and second chances. Set against a compelling backdrop, it follows characters navigating life-changing dilemmas, unveiling deeply buried secrets, and forging new beginnings. Through its emotionally charged narrative, the story examines the challenges and bonds that shape relationships.
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ISBN: 9781867255970

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: HQ Fiction

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 412g

Pages: 560

About the Author

FIONA LOWE has been a midwife, a sexual health counsellor and a family support worker; an ideal career for an author who writes novels about family and relationships. She spent her early years in Papua New Guinea where, without television, reading was the entertainment and it set up a lifelong love of books. Although she often re-wrote the endings of books in her head, it was the birth of her first child that prompted her to write her first novel. A recipient of the prestigious USA RITA® award and two Australian RuBY awards, Fiona writes books that are set in small country towns. They feature real people facing difficult choices and explore how family ties and relationships impact on their decisions. When she's not writing stories, she's a distracted wife, mother of two ‘ginger' sons, a volunteer in her community, guardian of eighty rose bushes, a slave to a cat, and is often found collapsed on the couch with wine. You can find her at her website, fionalowe.com, and on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

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