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The Thread That Binds Us
Meet Susan Masters—knick-named the Ice Maiden by her work colleagues—and her elderly, complacent husband, her unambitious son, her misogynist boss and her quarrelling parents.Long set in her ways, Susan's life seems unlikely to change until she discovers that she has a half-brother called Michael.At first she is shocked and angry. But when she gets used to this revelation things in her past start to make sense.Susan’s childhood had been full of secrets—‘Don’t tell anyone,’ was her mother’s favourite phrase. Now the secret her parents had been keeping from her all her life is about to change everything.
Her first instinct is not to tell anyone about Michael. But nevertheless she needs to find him. The desire to know more about her half-brother becomes an obsession and she soon finds herself enmeshed in a web of lies and deceit as she tries to track him down without her family knowing.
When she and Michael finally meet, Susan is faced with a dilemma—she can walk away and forget about him or she can tell her family and face the consequences.
Her first instinct is not to tell anyone about Michael. But nevertheless she needs to find him. The desire to know more about her half-brother becomes an obsession and she soon finds herself enmeshed in a web of lies and deceit as she tries to track him down without her family knowing.
When she and Michael finally meet, Susan is faced with a dilemma—she can walk away and forget about him or she can tell her family and face the consequences.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 6, 2017
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About the author
Joan Fallon
31 books55 followersJoan Fallon was born in Dumfries, Scotland but spent most of her adult life in England. Teacher, management trainer and business woman, she moved to Spain at the beginning of the new millennium and became a writer. Her first published work was a social history, 'Daughters of Spain', inspired by the women she met in her adopted home. Her subsequent books too have grown out of her experiences living and working in Spain. She is especially interested in Spanish history and has set her novels in periods as distinct as the Golden Age of the Moorish conquest and the Spanish Civil War. She is a member of the Society of Authors and the Alliance of Independent Authors.
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December 11, 2019
Pretty good/3.5 stars
This story of a woman who finds out late in life she has an illegitimate half-brother covers the issue from several aspects of her family past and present.
Susan is shocked to learn of her brother and much is covered with regard to her memories as a child and her parents' relationship. Searching out this brother takes on other issues effecting her husband, son and his family.
A lot of area is covered in this plot. Individual feelings are delved into as well as the problems that arise when Susan finally locates her half-brother.
It's a good book to read as it's well-written with regard to dissecting feelings related to families and the old-fashioned way of keeping secrets. It also explains so much about what makes us who we are and what issues impact us as we age.
Recommend to readers, and don't give up after the first few chapters. It's well worth reading through to the end.
This story of a woman who finds out late in life she has an illegitimate half-brother covers the issue from several aspects of her family past and present.
Susan is shocked to learn of her brother and much is covered with regard to her memories as a child and her parents' relationship. Searching out this brother takes on other issues effecting her husband, son and his family.
A lot of area is covered in this plot. Individual feelings are delved into as well as the problems that arise when Susan finally locates her half-brother.
It's a good book to read as it's well-written with regard to dissecting feelings related to families and the old-fashioned way of keeping secrets. It also explains so much about what makes us who we are and what issues impact us as we age.
Recommend to readers, and don't give up after the first few chapters. It's well worth reading through to the end.
October 8, 2023
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I was intrigued to read this book as I also discovered I had a stepbrother I had never met. It’s a well written book, but I became a little frustrated with Susan and her secret. She is determined to find Michael yet protect her parents’ image. However, despite not being in tune with the main character, I found it difficult to put the book down.
I was intrigued to read this book as I also discovered I had a stepbrother I had never met. It’s a well written book, but I became a little frustrated with Susan and her secret. She is determined to find Michael yet protect her parents’ image. However, despite not being in tune with the main character, I found it difficult to put the book down.
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