Facing the Light 
Subtitle: The Secrets and Celebrations of an English Family
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780752851556
First sentence: I'm allergic to my mother, Rilla thought.
Description: An extended family gathers to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of its formidable matriarch, Leonora. She is the daughter of the famous Edwardian painter Ethan Walsh. At the party will be her daughters and their extended families. One outsider joins the group: Sean Everard, a television director who's making a documentary about the life and work of Ethan Walsh. All families have their dark side and Leonora's is no exception. By the time the party is over and the guest have left, two shocking past events have come to light to rock complacency and change forever the lives of Leonora and her daughters.