Family of strangers /
Darling, Haylee,
Family of strangers / Haylee Darling. - ix, 323 pages ; 22 cm
Novel. "How well do you know the people you call family?"--cover. "Author's note: This work of fiction is centred around a real event. The Christchurch earthquake on February 22nd, 2011, had a massive impact on the people of Canterbury but also throughout New Zealand. It is hoped that I have treated this event within my pages with the respect and dignity that it deserves. To the families of those lost that day this book was never intended to upset. Rest in Peace 185 souls who lost their lives that day"--Page vii.
"Emma Watson is happy and loved for the first time in her life, planning a future despite her painful past.After a meeting with her lawyer, she discovers the past isn;t done with her yet. New revelations find her on a mission around the world in search of a stolen, forgotten family. Now the tragic events of the past will determine the outcome of all their futures. With time running out, Emma must find her lost siblings, while up against an unknown enemy who will do anything to keep the family secrets buried"--Back cover.
9780473464622 0473464624
Christchurch Earthquake (New Zealand : 2011)
Christchurch Earthquake, N.Z., 2011--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Psychic trauma--Fiction.
Christchurch (N.Z.)--Fiction.
New Zealand fiction--21st century.
Domestic fiction.
NZ823.3
Family of strangers / Haylee Darling. - ix, 323 pages ; 22 cm
Novel. "How well do you know the people you call family?"--cover. "Author's note: This work of fiction is centred around a real event. The Christchurch earthquake on February 22nd, 2011, had a massive impact on the people of Canterbury but also throughout New Zealand. It is hoped that I have treated this event within my pages with the respect and dignity that it deserves. To the families of those lost that day this book was never intended to upset. Rest in Peace 185 souls who lost their lives that day"--Page vii.
"Emma Watson is happy and loved for the first time in her life, planning a future despite her painful past.After a meeting with her lawyer, she discovers the past isn;t done with her yet. New revelations find her on a mission around the world in search of a stolen, forgotten family. Now the tragic events of the past will determine the outcome of all their futures. With time running out, Emma must find her lost siblings, while up against an unknown enemy who will do anything to keep the family secrets buried"--Back cover.
9780473464622 0473464624
Christchurch Earthquake (New Zealand : 2011)
Christchurch Earthquake, N.Z., 2011--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Psychic trauma--Fiction.
Christchurch (N.Z.)--Fiction.
New Zealand fiction--21st century.
Domestic fiction.
NZ823.3