Sarah Corbett Lynch’s memoir will be published in February

Sarah Corbett Lynch's memoir A Time for Truth: A Daughter’s Search for Justice and Healing will be published in Trade Paperback in February 2025.

In a World rights deal struck by Hachette Ireland directly with the author, the memoir tells the story of Sarah Corbett Lynch and that of her father Jason Corbett who was brutally killed by his wife, Sarah’s stepmother, Molly Martens, and her father Tom Martens in the family’s North Carolina home on the night of August 2nd, 2015.

Eight-year-old Sarah and her brother Jack were asleep upstairs at the time.

Jason’s death left Sarah and Jack orphaned and started a nine-year judicial nightmare as they fought for justice for Jason.

Their battle ended in November 2023 when an appeal by Molly and Tom Martens saw a second-degree murder conviction overturned.

The Martens then accepted a plea deal of voluntary manslaughter.

In the absence of a second trial, Sarah was denied her chance to take the stand to give evidence against the Martens.

Now, in her powerful memoir, she finally speaks her truth.

In her memoir, Sarah shows that through love, there is a way forward -- even in the darkest times. 

"I am not the victim in my story nor am I the hero"

Speaking about her memoir, Sarah Corbett Lynch says: "Since 2015, I've always had someone else tell my story. There are podcasts, documentaries, magazine articles, and forums dedicated to uncovering the truth about my father’s killing, with so many front pages over the years that I lost count. All of which attempted to tell my story but without my words.

"I've had my truth distorted, twisted, and changed because I was a child but the truth will always force its way into the light.

"My brother and I had our words weaponised against us by the people we had trusted and loved so they could mitigate their crime of killing the most important person in my life.

"They betrayed our trust to avoid consequences for their actions," she continued.

"Every teardrop that fell as I asked myself 'why me?'. But this story will also explore what I discovered inside myself to keep fighting for justice for my dad. I am not the victim in my story nor am I the hero. I am the survivor and I want this book to show that anyone who has experienced trauma can survive too."

A Time for Truth: A Daughter’s Search for Justice and Healing will be published in February 2025.

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