With a glowing front cover endorsement from Australian contemporary fiction powerhouse Sally Hepworth, Things We Bury soon lured me in. What will happen when a life altering secret is revealed while their father clings on for dear life? Will locked truths finally be revealed? But Dane knows the family business is not running as it should, corners are being cut and it may get this family in hot water. Finally, Dane is the rock of the family, helping to prop up his siblings as the weight of their father’s terrible accident takes hold. Jac is faced with some issues that may impact her decision to become a married woman. Meanwhile Jac is finally walking down the isle after years as a single woman. When the patriarch of their family is involved in a horrific car accident, the aftershocks ripple through this already fragile group. Josh is a man experiencing difficultly in proving his innocence following a sexual harassment claim.

Things We Bury follows three siblings who come together after time apart when a tragedy strikes at the heart of their family fold. A story of secrets, family ties, tragedy, trauma and relationships, this is a poignant modern fiction tale. What will happen when everything buried is dragged to the surface? Review:įreelance copywriter and editor Matthew Ryan Davies has delved into the world of general fiction with his domestic suspense novel, Things We Bury. Can he look the other way for his dad’s sake?Ī mysterious list of names. But will the private war she’s been waging since leaving the town sabotage this relationship, too?ĭane, ever honest and dependable, is running the family business while their father is in hospital. Jac, perennially single, is getting married – unbeknownst to her family. Josh is trying to save his marriage and hard-won TV career in the wake of a painfully public sexual harassment scandal. This, on top of everything else life is throwing at them.

Three siblings, reunited in their home town, are struggling to deal with the fallout of a car crash that almost killed their father.

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