Family History by Dani Shapiro. It’s not even close to the tour de force that is We Need To Talk About Kevin, but it’s not bad and it covers similar ground.
Blurb: “Rachel Jensen is perfectly happy: in love with her husband, devoted to their daughter Kate, gratified by her work restoring art. And finally, she’s pregnant again. But as Rachel discovers, perfection can unravel in an instant. The summer she is thirteen, Kate returns from camp sullen, angry, and withdrawn. Everyone assures Rachel it’s typical adolescent angst. But then Kate has a terrifying accident with her infant brother, and the ensuing guilt brings forth a dreadful lie—one that ruptures their family, perhaps irrevocably.”
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The Push and The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
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Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
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Don’t Tell Dad is a bio by Peter Fonda and explores this subject.
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Family History by Dani Shapiro. It’s not even close to the tour de force that is We Need To Talk About Kevin, but it’s not bad and it covers similar ground.
Blurb: “Rachel Jensen is perfectly happy: in love with her husband, devoted to their daughter Kate, gratified by her work restoring art. And finally, she’s pregnant again. But as Rachel discovers, perfection can unravel in an instant. The summer she is thirteen, Kate returns from camp sullen, angry, and withdrawn. Everyone assures Rachel it’s typical adolescent angst. But then Kate has a terrifying accident with her infant brother, and the ensuing guilt brings forth a dreadful lie—one that ruptures their family, perhaps irrevocably.”
The Push and The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Don’t Tell Dad is a bio by Peter Fonda and explores this subject.
The Shit No One Tells You