![]() For reasons Will couldn’t quite explain, seeing its tail brush the wall made his blood run cold. His mother was very vocal about her preference for the ‘over’ orientation” (it was the manufacturer’s intent, she argued the pattern was printed on that side). Sharp-eyed Will notices when the little touches that define Josephine start to go awry: “A small but undeniable thing. ![]() Through all of this, including a suspicious incident that brings child-protective services calling, Josephine struggles to maintain her illusion of composure. who is regressing into his own world, a workaholic and alcoholic father and an insidiously manipulative mother. Dad Douglas retreats to alcohol and pretty much disappears from the story. Mother, mother : a novel, Koren Zailckas. Younger daughter Violet experiments with Eastern philosophy, drugs and fasting, earning her a trip to the psycho ward. Oldest daughter Rose runs off with a boyfriend. In Josephine’s family, her 12-year-old, possibly autistic son Will (diagnosed by Josephine, who fervently believes in her own medicinal and psychiatric skills) garners the most attention because of his disability. From Koren Zailckas, author of the iconic memoir Smashed: an electrifying debut novel about a family being torn apart by the woman who claims to love them most. ![]() ![]() But there is definitely horror as we follow the twisted tale of Josephine Hurst, whose life seems at first the ideal of perfection and control, like a balloon filled till it’s too full, just waiting to burst. ![]() There’s no parental ax-wielding here, no mommy-dearest incidents with wire hangers or other obvious abuse. ![]()
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