NUCLEAR FAMILY

Funny poignant smart and wonderfully achingly real SARAH WATERS Rambunctiously funny THE TIMES Book of the Year I can t think of another author who can make me ricochet so quickly from painful empathy to helpless laughter ERIN KELLY Who do you choose when the cracks begin to show When Lena buys DNA testing kits for her father Tom and twin sister Alison she has no idea the gift will blow her family apart Tom forced to admit that he isn t his daughters biological father is terrified they will reject him Alison trying to start a family with her wife doesn t think DNA should make a difference But Lena is obsessed with tracking down their biological father and soon discovers they have a famous half brother Then she becomes obsessed with him too From the Polari Prize winning author of In at the Deep End this is a hilarious and deeply moving novel about what it means to be a family READERS ARE LOVING NUCLEAR FAMILY I raced through it over a 24 hour period I loved the mix of humour warmth and empathy It s such an insightful book that really got me thinking Davies writes fearlessly and movingly I felt as though I was reading about family friends A brilliant read I chuckled laughed and cried People are alive and breathin