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Clare, a judge presiding over child protection cases lives in London with her partner, Miriam, who spends her days devoted to raising their son, Rupert.

Their days are spent dominated by nap times, laundry and avoiding each other.

When Clare has to return home to Melbourne to visit her sick father, another family crisis looms; her brother Max’s long-term drug addiction.

She shifts her focus onto helping Max get into rehab, but is this at the expense of her family back in London?

Moving, heartbreaking and insightful, Together We Fall Apart is a beautifully written novel about running away and coming home.

Sophie Matthiesson is a lawyer and writer who grew up in Melbourne, spent six years in London and now lives in central Victoria. This is her debut novel.