Heartbreaking memoir of loss, justice and survival
Sarah Corbett Lynch tells the true story of losing her father Jason Corbett to a brutal murder and the years-long fight for justice that followed. Drawing on her childhood diaries, she traces a journey through trauma, courtrooms and healing as she and her brother rebuild their lives in Ireland.
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A Time For Truth: My Father Jason And My Search For Justice And Healing
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Heartbreaking memoir of loss, justice and survival
Sarah Corbett Lynch tells the true story of losing her father Jason Corbett to a brutal murder and the years-long fight for justice that followed. Drawing on her childhood diaries, she traces a journey through trauma, courtrooms and healing as she and her brother rebuild their lives in Ireland.
- Book Synopsis
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A shocking true story of heartbreak and survival by Sarah Corbett Lynch, daughter of Jason Corbett – an Irish Times Number 1 bestseller and now the subject of the 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 PoorAt approximately 3:15 a.m. on 2 August 2015, eight-year-old Irish girl Sarah Corbett Lynch was lifted from her bed by a Davidson County police officer and carried downstairs, shielded from the chaos erupting around her.
Hours later, Sarah learned that her beloved father, Jason, was dead — killed by her stepmother, Molly Martens, and her father, Tom Martens.
Now, for the first time, Sarah shares her story and reveals the shocking truth about life behind closed doors in her family’s suburban North Carolina home.
She recalls the weeks and months leading up to that fateful night in August, detailing the manipulation and gaslighting inflicted by Molly Martens — the only mother she had ever known. Sarah also describes the traumatic years that followed her father's death, as she and her brother Jack sought justice from the safety of their new, loving home in Limerick, Ireland, with Jason’s family.
A Time for Truth is a unique and deeply personal testimony of devastation, resilience, and hope — a story of survival against the odds.
- About The Author
- Sarah is an award-winning bereaved children and victims' rights campaigner and one of the youngest authors in Irish history. Born in Ireland, her mother died tragically when she was twelve weeks old and later, when Sarah was four, her family moved to the US when her father remarried. Sarah and her older brother Jack were left orphaned when their father, Jason Corbett, was killed by their stepmother, Molly Martens, and her father, Tom Martens, in August 2015. Sarah and Jack then returned to Ireland to be raised by Jason's sister, Tracey, and her husband, Dave. This tragic loss instilled in Sarah a burning desire to campaign for other bereaved children and for victims' rights and to help others impacted by violent crime, which she has actively done in the US and Ireland in the years since. At just 13 years old, Sarah wrote an illustrated book, Noodle Loses Dad, to help children cope with bereavement and loss. Her book was later adopted by children's rights groups, professionals, counselling services, and schools as a valuable teaching aid. For her work, Sarah received a special National Garda Sìochána award and a Limerick Young Person tribute. A native of Limerick, now living in County Clare, Sarah is also an accomplished singer, actor, and dancer. A qualified swim teacher and lifeguard, she loves to snorkel surf, and sea swim.
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- ISBN
- 9781399740937
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hachette Books Ireland, (27 February 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 387 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 232 x 152 x 30 mm
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