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The Dilemma
The Dilemma
The Dilemma
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A daughter visits the island of Guernsey to unearth horrifying family truths and solve a decades-old mystery surrounding her mother, in this historical page-turner.

1958. Esme, a novelist, finds a potential new literary project. A housemaid named Clara was convicted of murder, perhaps unjustly, amid the ending of World War II and the liberation of Guernsey from Nazi occupation. Esme’s trip to Guernsey is an opportunity not only to research the case, but to learn more about her mother’s family—as well as to heal from the heartbreak inflicted on her by the man she loved . . .

1915. A teenager marries her childhood sweetheart before he heads off to fight in the Great War. But he doesn’t come back, and Jane, presumed a widow, flees Guernsey—devastated by her loss. In London, Jane finds a new life and a new husband—but her past isn’t done with her yet.

This absorbing novel follows the parallel paths of two generations of women, and as each is faced with painful decisions and shocking discoveries, a question emerges: Can a lie be forgiven when the truth seems too much to bear?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 2, 2022
ISBN9781504076852
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Sarah Hawthorn

Sarah Hawthorn is the author of The Dilemma and A Voice in the Night. A 2017 James Kirkwood Prize nominee, she has worked as a journalist, a newspaper columnist, a magazine editor, and a publicist. After heading up her own PR company for fifteen years, she left Sydney for NSW’s Southern Highlands to write full time.

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