First published 2017
Sara Moss thought she had left her complicated past behind. She built a quiet life in suburban Massachusetts with her husband and teenage daughter Emma. But when Emma starts asking pointed questions about her grandmother's death and the family's history, Sara finds herself pulled back into memories she has spent years avoiding. The questions force Sara to examine the choices she made as a young woman and the lies she has told herself about her mother's final years. As Emma pushes harder for answers, Sara must decide whether to protect her daughter from painful truths or risk destroying their relationship by continuing to hide them. The story explores how families create their own versions of the past and what happens when those carefully constructed narratives begin to crumble.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Massachusetts, Suburban
Period: Contemporary
24 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform