An irresistible, poignant story about love, ambition and the secrets one woman left behind 'A beautiful portrait of a woman living a double life' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'These pages are filled with love' OBSERVER 'It has everything I love – gorgeous writing, complicated love affairs, a gripping storyline' CLARE LESLIE HALL, AUTHOR OF BROKEN COUNTRY It’s the 1990s and Susan Bliss is torn between two lives. She’s a beautiful actress whose star is on the rise. She’s a mother devoted to her husband and twins.Then Susan dies. And one impulsive lie sends everyone who loved her spinning apart.Every family has its drama. But what happens when you aren’t there to tell your side of the story? What early readers are saying about Family Drama… 'Beautifully written' DAILY MAIL'Sharp, emotionally astute' VOICE MAGAZINE'An absorbing story of love, loss and the price of fame' HEAT‘In this reflective debut, the family must come to terms with not only their loss but each other’s contradictions’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘Filled with richly drawn, flawed, and lovable characters, it's a poignant story about love, grief, obsession’ WOMAN'If you're a fan of family sagas, Rebecca Fallon's stunning debut is the book for you' DAILY EXPRESS & MIRROR'What a beautiful book … Sumptuously written in multiple timelines from multiple points of view, what can I say but that I was enchanted by the depth and breadth of the story. Brava, highly recommended!' ELIN HILDERBRAND'A magnificent debut' CLARE LESLIE HALL'Bruisingly gorgeous' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'Exquisitely precise and well-observed' INDIA KNIGHT'A truly sublime novel' HANNAH BEER'Delivers heartache, euphoria and the unfathomable puzzle of family' SIERRA GREER‘EXQUISITE! … I can’t wait to read this again and discuss it with my book clubs’‘A soap star mom living a double life … This book is fully of messy families, complicated women and just enough drama to keep things juicy!’‘A love story that has so many obstacles’‘Nostalgic, poetic … each storyline came back around in a circle’‘This book was written like a work of art’‘Wow. That was a hell of a debut … Her commentary on life, love and legacy felt thought-provoking and impactful’‘The writing in this novel pulls you in and the characters keep you there’‘Weaves together moments of heartbreak with scenes of high drama’‘A family drama that will pull you in from the beginning’