“Exquisite and harrowing. . . . gorgeously written and deeply insightful.”
—The New York Times Book Review
A Best of 2019 Title from: Amazon • People • BuzzFeed • NPR • Real Simple • Kirkus • CBC • Library Journal • Slate • The Wall Street Journal • Washington Post • CoveyClub • Chicago Public Library
On a hot July night on Cape Cod when Adrienne was fourteen, her mother, Malabar, woke her at midnight with five simple words that would set the course of both of their lives for years to come: Ben Souther just kissed me.
Adrienne instantly became her mother’s confidante and helpmate, blossoming in the sudden light of her attention, and from then on, Malabar came to rely on her daughter to help orchestrate what would become an epic affair with her husband’s closest friend. The affair would have calamitous consequences for everyone involved, impacting Adrienne’s life in profound ways, driving her into a precarious marriage of her own, and then into a deep depression. Only years later will she find the strength to embrace her life—and her mother—on her own terms.
Wild Game is a brilliant, timeless memoir about how the people close to us can break our hearts simply because they have access to them, and the lies we tell in order to justify the choices we make. It’s a remarkable story of resilience, a reminder that we need not be the parents our parents were to us.
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Praise for Wild Game
“Exquisite and harrowing.... [Wild Game] is so gorgeously written and deeply insightful, and with a line of narrative tension that never slacks.”
“This electrifying, gorgeously written memoir will hold you captive until the last word.”
“A glittering, insightful page-turner of the worst-case scenario of mother-daughter boundary issues.”
“A stunning tale of treachery—unsettling yet seductive.”
“It’s a rare memoir that reads like a thriller ... Beautifully written and harrowing, the book left me breathless.”