A Time for Truth
On sale
5th March 2026
Price: £10.99
Genre
BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2025 – AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS
A shocking true story of heartbreak and survival by Sarah Corbett Lynch, daughter of Jason Corbett – an Irish Times Number 1 bestseller and the subject of NETFLIX documentary A DEADLY AMERICAN MARRIAGE.
‘Honest and compelling’ Sunday Independent
‘Powerful, heartbreaking’ Irish Times
‘An enthralling read’ Irish Daily Mail
‘A powerful and poignant memoir that transforms loss into a legacy of love and hope’ Katriona O’Sullivan, bestselling author of Poor
‘This book is a must-read’ Irish Independent
At approximately 3.15 a.m. on 2 August 2015, eight-year-old Sarah Corbett Lynch was lifted from her bed by a police officer and carried downstairs, shielded from the chaos that had broken out in her North Carolina home.
Hours passed before she learned that her beloved father Jason was dead. And the people who had killed him were Sarah’s stepmother Molly Martens and her father Tom.
In A Time for Truth, Sarah reveals the startling truth of life behind closed doors in her family’s home, controlled by Molly – the only mother she had ever known. And Sarah describes the traumatic aftermath as she and her brother Jack fought for justice for their father from the safety of their loving new home with Jason’s family in Ireland.
A Time for Truth is a unique testimony of devastation, survival and hope, against the odds.
A shocking true story of heartbreak and survival by Sarah Corbett Lynch, daughter of Jason Corbett – an Irish Times Number 1 bestseller and the subject of NETFLIX documentary A DEADLY AMERICAN MARRIAGE.
‘Honest and compelling’ Sunday Independent
‘Powerful, heartbreaking’ Irish Times
‘An enthralling read’ Irish Daily Mail
‘A powerful and poignant memoir that transforms loss into a legacy of love and hope’ Katriona O’Sullivan, bestselling author of Poor
‘This book is a must-read’ Irish Independent
At approximately 3.15 a.m. on 2 August 2015, eight-year-old Sarah Corbett Lynch was lifted from her bed by a police officer and carried downstairs, shielded from the chaos that had broken out in her North Carolina home.
Hours passed before she learned that her beloved father Jason was dead. And the people who had killed him were Sarah’s stepmother Molly Martens and her father Tom.
In A Time for Truth, Sarah reveals the startling truth of life behind closed doors in her family’s home, controlled by Molly – the only mother she had ever known. And Sarah describes the traumatic aftermath as she and her brother Jack fought for justice for their father from the safety of their loving new home with Jason’s family in Ireland.
A Time for Truth is a unique testimony of devastation, survival and hope, against the odds.
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Reviews
'A powerful and poignant memoir that transforms loss into a legacy of love and hope'
Sarah Corbett Lynch's writing of this honest and compelling book has no hysteria. It sets out events in forensic detail, including the damage to herself and her father's reputation
A Time for Truth is a powerful, heartbreaking and justifiably angry read from a young woman whose life has been irreparably damaged
This is an enthralling read
A gripping story of lives shattered as the result of a brutal and sadistic murder, and the slow job of rebuilding hope
[Sarah's] gut-wrenching memoir allows her to finally tell her story of trauma and survival for the first time, as well as honour her dad's memory and her family's fight for justice
Strength of the human spirit ... This book is a must-read