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Something Wild
Something Wild | Hanna Halperin
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A searing novel about the love and contradictions of sisterhood, the intoxicating desires of adolescence, and the traumas that trap mothers and daughters in cycles of violence One weekend, sisters Tanya and Nessa Bloom pause their respective adult lives and travel to the Boston suburbs to help their mother pack up and move out of their childhood home. For the first time since they were teenagers sharing a bunk bed over a decade ago, they find themselves in the place where long-kept secrets were born, where jealousy, comfort, anger, forgiveness, and repulsion coexist with the fiercest love and loyalty. What they don't expect is for their visit to expose a new, horrifying truth: their mother, Lorraine, is in a violent relationship. As Tanya urges Lorraine to get a restraining order, Nessa struggles to reconcile her fondness for their stepfather with his capacity for brutality. Their differing responses to the abuse bring up the sisters' shared secret--a traumatic, unspoken experience from their adolescence has shaped their lives, their sense of selves, and their relationship with each other and the men in their life. In the midst of this family crisis, they have no choice but to reckon with the past and face each other in the present, in the hope that there's a way out of the violence so deeply ingrained in the Bloom family. Told in alternating perspectives that deftly interweave past and present, Something Wild is a magnetic, unflinching portrait of the bond between sisters, as well as a psychologically acute exploration of the legacy of divorce, the ways trauma reverberates over generations, and how it might be possible to overcome the past.
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Megabooks
Something Wild | Hanna Halperin
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This dark look at a mother‘s abusive marriage is just okay.

When Lorraine‘s adult children come home to clean out the family house, they discover their stepfather is abusive and violent. It just seemed a stretch that they had been married for 14 years and her daughters had NO CLUE until this one weekend, esp since the girls grew up with him around. The book also flashes back to one sister‘s rape and how it caused the sisters to grow apart. ⬇️

Megabooks I purchased this as much for the narrator (Rebecca Lowman) as for the book itself, and at least Rebecca didn‘t disappoint! @TheAromaofBooks this is my #doublespin! 🎉 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
Cinfhen My current audio is also Rebecca Lowman - she‘s EXCELLENT 3y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen I ordered that from BOTM because I kinda like the cover 🤫😂, but I probably should‘ve checked the narrator and gone audio! 3y
Cinfhen I‘m really happy with the audio but I‘m sure it will still be great in print!! (edited) 3y
Suet624 Yeah, seems a bit far fetched. (edited) 3y
Megabooks @Suet624 it did. Plus it came out the mom was wearing braces because of tooth damage due to being hit in the mouth. I mean wouldn‘t that be the first thing you notice? Like hey mom, why are you wearing braces at 50? It just didn‘t hold water. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
Suet624 😂😂😂 3y
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FelinesAndFelonies
Something Wild | Hanna Halperin
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Something Wild. Hanna Halperin This is one of my favorite books this year. It really wowwed me. It is difficult for me to understand how this is her debut novel. It was an all the feels book. #QoTD @kathytrithardt

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FelinesAndFelonies
Something Wild | Hanna Halperin
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⚠️Trigger Warning: domestic violence, sexual assault⚠️

Sisters Nessa & Tanya return to spend a weekend with their mother helping to pack up their childhood home. Their mother, Lorraine, & their stepfather, Jesse are moving. The story is of coming home & realizing that the protective veil of childhood has been lifted. As adults, Nessa & Tanya witness their mother & Jesse's relationship with greater clarity & deeper understanding.

FelinesAndFelonies 🔽The sisters become aware that their mother‘s relationship with Jesse is abusive & dangerous. Each sister attempts to support the other & Lorraine in their own way. Life & time have changed what each sister perceives is the correct response. The time & distance between leaves them feeling as if they are failing each other & their mother. And feeling desperately alone. This book rocked me as a survivor of domestic violence & made me cry. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3y
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FelinesAndFelonies
Something Wild | Hanna Halperin
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My Goodreads Giveaway win came in today too! Happy dance!! 😁😊😍

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! 🎉🎉🎉 3y
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