The Inheritance of Broken Things
A Novel of Family Secrets, Second Chances, and the Weight of the Past

About this book:

The Inheritance of Broken Things is a hauntingly beautiful tale of three sisters—Margot, June, and Wren—who reunite after years of drifting apart upon receiving a cryptic letter from their late mother. Each carries the scars of their past: Margot, the high-powered lawyer, feels suffocated by duty and self-imposed perfection; June, the overlooked artist, battles invisibility and self-doubt; and Wren, the eternal wanderer, flees from commitments she fears will trap her. Their return to the crumbling family estate in coastal Maine unearths a web of secrets tied to a mysterious cipher, forcing them to confront not just their mother’s hidden truths but their own fractured identities.

As they decode clues hidden in the house’s every creaky floorboard and stained-glass window, the sisters discover that their inheritance isn’t just a legacy of faded grandeur—it’s a mosaic of unspoken regrets, buried talents, and the weight of a woman who left them too soon. With lyrical prose and a pulse of suspense, the novel weaves between their present-day quest and memories of summers spent on the porch, the attic’s whispered confidences, and the lighthouse that watched over their childhood.

The Inheritance of Broken Things is a profound meditation on family, forgiveness, and the courage required to piece together the past in order to reclaim the future. Perfect for readers who crave emotionally rich stories with the complexity of a mystery, this is a novel that lingers long after the final page, asking: How much of ourselves do we leave behind, and how do we carry each other home?