When Alina’s son, Fin, traces his long-absent birth father, it’s the catalyst for decades of secrets to implode in Alina’s neatly ordered life. With the sudden appearance of another old flame, Rory, and the ever-present pull of a very different life in Bangladesh, she’s left reeling. Three relationships, all of them built on half-truths. All Alina can truly be sure of, is that you can choose your family, you just can’t choose who they will turn out to be. A compelling story of family, secrets, identity, and a reminder that love and life can surprise you… right until the very end.
When Alina’s son, Fin, traces his long-absent birth father, it’s the catalyst for decades of secrets to implode in Alina’s neatly ordered life. With the sudden appearance of another old flame, Rory, and the ever-present pull of a very different life in Bangladesh, she’s left reeling. Three relationships, all of them built on half-truths. All Alina can truly be sure of, is that you can choose your family, you just can’t choose who they will turn out to be. A compelling story of family, secrets, identity, and a reminder that love and life can surprise you… right until the very end.
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