a family held together by lies, the truth will come at a devastating price.
A heart-wrenching, emotionally gripping read for fans of Amanda Prowse, Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain.
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Books by Kerry Fisher
Another Woman’s Child
The Mother I Could Have Been
The Woman I Was Before
The Not So Perfect Mother
The Secret Child
The Silent Wife
The Island Escape
After the Lie
Kerry Fisher and Pat Sowa
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A letter from Kerry
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One of the best things about being an author is that real life is always delivering little bursts of inspiration even in the most mundane of circumstances. The idea for this book has been whirling in and out for a long time, though I haven’t been able to make a firm shape out of the elusive mist until now.
The first inkling arrived when we were writing our wills and considering guardianship of our (then) young children. It set me thinking about what an incredible upheaval it would be for anyone welcoming a bereaved child into their own family and how it was probable that, in a couple, there might be a difference of opinion and willingness. As always in my books, I love complex family dynamics so I looked at ways to make the stakes very high all round.
I don’t know whether I led a very sheltered life or was lucky with the friends I had, but drugs never featured at parties when I was a teenager – unless I was so naïve I didn’t notice. I wanted to explore the challenges of keeping children safe when their knowledge about the world outstrips – and outwits – that of their parents. I’m always interested in the challenges of being a parent and how some children seem to sail through their teenage years and others present all sorts of challenges. Parents often feel ill-equipped to deal with reckless and illegal behaviour – and become quite isolated as they try to help their child against a backdrop of other people’s disapproval at a time when they most need support.
I also wanted to look at the natural tension that occurs as children start to lead independent lives and their peer group becomes all important. It’s such a precarious and frustrating balance for parents: allowing children enough freedom to make their own mistakes while ensuring that they stay out of danger. Sometimes it feels as though every interaction is one long nagging session, impregnated with a sense of being completely irrelevant! I’ve frequently stood on the doorstep shouting, ‘Drive safely/Stay with your friends/Be sensible’, hoping desperately that some words of wisdom have sunk in and that, when push comes to shove, they’ll make good choices. However, I’m also fascinated by the wisdom of young people – time and again, I meet teenagers with such sound views about the world that I’m in awe of the fact that they’ve learnt so much in so few years.
Most of all, I wanted to write about casual racism, the sort that is so pervasive in daily life that people barely realise they’re causing offence and feel attacked when challenged. Alongside that, I wanted to examine why people find it so hard to make a stand, the awkward trade-offs between social convenience and calling out prejudice.
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