The Almost Truth: an extraordinary story of family, secrets, identity, and a reminder that love and life can surprise you
About this ebook
Winner of the Irish Novel Fair 2021
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 birthfather, it’s the catalyst for decades of secrets to implode in Alina’s neatly ordered life.
With the sudden appearance of 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 lovely, compelling read about love, family, and finding yourself' Becky Hunter, author of One Moment
'Intricately explores themes of home, family, identity, love, and loss, inviting readers to ponder the universal truths — and sometimes lies — that shape our lives' Jane Labous, author of Past Participle
'Anne Hamilton handles with ease and grace this complex and compelling 'big Hindi movie' of a novel' Caroline Moir, author of The Brockenspectre
'Set across Edinburgh, Bangladesh and Dublin, mysteries and family secrets abound in this intriguing novel' Elissa Soave, author of Ginger and Me
'A captivating tale of human dilemmas and the consequences of half-truths' Olga Wojtas
'A complex tale of interwoven cultures, told truthfully with humour and outright laughter, but always with Anne Hamilton's trademark sensitivity, understanding and honesty' Paul Soye, author of The Boy in the Gap
'A gripping and brilliantly written novel from a huge new talent' Sophie Hannah
About the author
Anne Hamilton co-founded a UK based charity, Bhola’s Children, supporting a home and school in Bangladesh for disabled children and remains a trustee today. She has been sharing her time between the UK and Bangladesh for the past 21 years, which inspired both her memoir and most recent novel, The Almost Truth. The unpublished manuscript for The Almost Truth was the winner of the Irish Novel Fair, and a short story adaptation of it is included in an Edinburgh Charity anthology, The People’s City, titled The Finally Tree. Anne’s first novel, a travel memoir titled A Blonde Bengali Wife, was published in 2010 and based on her experience in Bangladesh. All money earned from A Blonde Bengali Wife goes direct to the charity, Bhola’s Children.
