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A Stranger in the Family
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From Robert Barnard, the internationally acclaimed Diamond Dagger–winning crime writer . . . Kit Philipson has always felt like something of a stranger in his family. Growing up as the only child of professional parents in Glasgow, Scotland, he had every advantage. His mother was a teacher; his father, a journalist, escaped from Nazi Germany at the age of three on one of the 1939 Kindertransports. But on her deathbed, Kit’s mother tells him he was adopted and that his birth name was Novello. Soo
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A young man's entire identity shatters when his dying mother reveals he was adopted, sending him on a desperate quest to uncover his true origins. Kit Philipson, who always felt like a stranger in his own family, must now piece together the fragments of his past, starting with the single clue of his birth name—Novello. Robert Barnard masterfully constructs this psychological mystery around the profound question of what truly makes a family, weaving Kit's personal search with the haunting legacy of his adoptive father's Kindertransport survival from Nazi Germany.
Barnard elevates this family mystery beyond a simple search for biological parents, exploring how secrets can poison relationships across generations. Readers who appreciate character-driven suspense and the slow unraveling of long-buried truths will find this novel particularly compelling, as Kit's investigation reveals that some family histories are buried for good reason. The emotional impact lingers long after the final page, leaving you to ponder the stories we inherit and the identities we choose for ourselves.
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