![]() ![]() Their father, Douglas, finds resolve in the bottom of a bottleâ?an addict craving his own chance to escape. Meanwhile, her brother, Will, recently diagnosed with Asperger's, shrinks further into a world of self-doubt. Resentful of her sisterâ?s newfound freedom, Violet turns to eastern philosophy, hallucinogenic drugs, and extreme fasting, eventually landing herself in a psych ward. ![]() But living in this matriarchâ?s determinedly cheerful, yet subtly controlling domain hasnâ?t been easy for her family, and when her oldest daughter, Rose, runs off with a mysterious boyfriend, Josephine tightens her grip, gradually turning her flawless home into a darker sort of prison. With two beautiful daughters, a brilliantly intelligent son, a tech-guru of a husband, and a historical landmark home, her life is picture perfect. Josephine Hurst has her family under control. ![]() HTML: 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 ![]()
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