Wild Game
- Author Adrienne Brodeur
- Narrator Adrienne Brodeur, Julia Whelan
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 16 January 2020
- Run Time 7 hours and 53 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Conspiracy theories, Memoirs, Sociology: family and relationships, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice.
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A daughter's tale of living in the thrall of her magnetic, complicated mother, and the chilling consequences of her complicity
Every time I fail to become more like my mother, I become more like me.
On a hot August night on Cape Cod, when Adrienne was 14, her mother Malabar woke her at midnight with five simple words that would set the course of both of their lives for years to come: Ben Souther just kissed me.
Adrienne instantly became her mother’s confidante and helpmate, blossoming in the sudden light of her attention; from then on, Malabar came to rely on her daughter to help orchestrate what would become an epic affair with her husband’s closest friend. The affair would have calamitous consequences for everyone involved, impacting Adrienne’s life in profound ways, driving her into a doomed marriage of her own, and then into a deep depression. Only years later will she find the strength to embrace her life -- and her mother -- on her own terms.
This is a book about how the people close to us can break our hearts simply because they have access to them. It's about the lies we tell in order to justify the choices we make. It’s about mothers and daughters and the nature of family. And ultimately, it's a story of resilience, a reminder that we need not be the parents our parents were to us; that moving forward is possible.
'Not since The Glass Castle has a memoir conveyed such a complex family bond, in which love, devotion, and corrosive secrets are inextricably linked' J. Courtney Sullivan
© Adrienne Brodeur 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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| Author | Adrienne Brodeur |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Adrienne Brodeur, Julia Whelan |
| Duration | 7 hours and 53 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781473577121 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Conspiracy theories, Memoirs, Sociology: family and relationships, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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