Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur Summary
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In "Wild Game," Adrienne Brodeur's bestselling memoir, a daughter becomes complicit in her mother's affair, exploring toxic family dynamics that Ruth Ozeki called "utterly enthralling." What happens when the person who should protect you asks you to protect their darkest secret?
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When Your Mother's Secret Becomes Your Life
What would you do if your mother woke you in the middle of the night to confess she'd just kissed your stepfather's best friend? At fourteen, most of us are navigating algebra and first crushes-not becoming accomplices to adultery. But that's exactly what happened to Adrienne Brodeur on a summer night in Cape Cod in 1980. Her mother Malabar didn't just share a secret; she handed over a burden that would shape the next decade of Adrienne's life. This wasn't a one-time confession whispered in desperation. It was an invitation into a world where boundaries dissolved, where daughter became confidante, where a teenager's job was to facilitate her mother's affair. For ten years, Adrienne lived split in two-the girl trying to build her own life and the accomplice ensuring her mother's happiness, no matter the cost.
The Seduction of Being Chosen
The Architecture of Deception
The Blackmail Scheme and a Moral Precipice
Death, Guilt, and Twisted Love
The Wedding That Proved Nothing Had Changed
Breaking the Chain
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