Exploring the aftermath of sobriety, Koren Zailckas reveals how her previously suppressed anger manifests following her teenage years of binge drinking. In this deeply personal memoir, she confronts the challenges of redefining her identity and acknowledges the toxic legacy of her past. By unpacking her experiences, Zailckas aims to empower young women to embrace their emotions and cultivate healthier identities. This compelling narrative resonates with a generation grappling with similar issues, making it a significant cultural commentary.
An electrifying debut novel about what happens when the one who should love
you the most becomes your worst enemy. Sure to appeal to fans of GONE GIRL, WE
NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN and ROOM
By the New York Times bestselling author of Mother, Mother and Smashed comes a propulsive new thriller: the story of a desperate and devious woman who will do anything to give her family a better life Gracie Mueller is a proud mother of two and devoted wife, living with her husband Randy in upstate New York. Her life is complicated by the usual tedium and stressors—young children, marriage, money—and she’s settled down comfortably enough. But when Randy’s failing career as a real estate agent makes finances tight, their home goes into foreclosure, and Gracie feels she has no choice but to return to the creatively illegal and high-stakes lifestyle of her past in order to keep all that she’s worked so hard to have. Gracie, underneath all that’s marked her life as average, has a lot to hide about where she’s from, who she is, and who she’s been. And when things inevitably begin to spin out of her control, more questions about the truth of her past are raised, including all the ones she never meant to, or even knew to, ask. Written with the style, energy, and penetrating insight that made her memoir Smashed a phenomenon, Koren Zailckas's next novel confirms her growing reputation as a psychological novelist that can stand up to the best of them.
It took a number of terrifying incidents - from stumbling home alone covered
in vomit to waking up naked in bed unsure of whether she had lost her
virginity - before Koren could finally say to herself enough was enough and
seek help for her problem.
