{"product_id":"sins-of-the-father-helen-ashford-9798295538667","title":"Sins of the Father: The Sequel to A Private Affair","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eParis and England, 1920.\u003c\/strong\u003eThe war has ended-but the private choices that shaped the past are no longer willing to remain hidden.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Private Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Louisa Avigny chose independence over scandal, raising her son alone and building a life defined by work, discipline, and restraint. Decades later, her son Jean-Paul-now a veteran of the Great War-returns to Paris carrying questions that were never meant to be asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the Channel, George Swinton, heir to a brittle English world exhausted by war and denial, uncovers a resemblance his family has long refused to acknowledge. A photograph from Paris. A portrait hidden at an English estate. A year erased from polite memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as quiet inquiry becomes an ethical reckoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Jean-Paul presses for the truth of his father's identity, Louisa must confront the consequences of a silence chosen for protection rather than shame. And Sir Edward Hastings-the man who once chose duty over courage-faces the son he never claimed, and the life that followed without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet between Paris, London, and the fading grandeur of an English manor, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSins of the Father\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e continues the emotional and moral arc begun in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Private Affair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, examining what one generation hides and the next refuses to inherit. This is not a story of romantic restoration, but of clarity, accountability, and the quiet courage required to live honestly after survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who value literary historical fiction with emotional realism, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSins of the Father\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e explores love shaped by time, legacy chosen rather than bestowed, and why the future cannot be built on silence-even when silence once kept people safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Ashford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295538667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SLJ Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d","brand":"Helen Ashford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447227363583,"sku":"9798295538667","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86f543f0-19c3-4f6c-b1dc-7a76427ea453.jpg?v=1777229703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sins-of-the-father-helen-ashford-9798295538667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}