Something Wild
Sisters Tanya and Nessa Bloom return to their Boston suburban childhood home to help their mother, Lorraine, move. For the first time since sharing a bunk bed over a decade ago, they confront long-buried secrets, emotions, and fierce loyalty. Unexpectedly, they discover Lorraine is in a violent relationship.
Tanya urges Lorraine to get a restraining order, while Nessa struggles with her stepfather's dual nature. This crisis forces them to confront a traumatic secret from their adolescence, affecting their lives and relationships. As they face this family turmoil, they must reckon with the past and find a way to break the cycle of violence in the Bloom family.
Told from alternating perspectives, "Something Wild" explores the bond between sisters, the legacy of divorce, the reverberations of trauma, and the possibility of overcoming the past.
Sisters Tanya and Nessa Bloom return to their Boston suburban childhood home to help their mother, Lorraine, move. For the first time since sharing a bunk bed over a decade ago, they confront long-buried secrets, emotions, and fierce loyalty. Unexpectedly, they discover Lorraine is in a violent relationship.
Tanya urges Lorraine to get a restraining order, while Nessa struggles with her stepfather's dual nature. This crisis forces them to confront a traumatic secret from their adolescence, affecting their lives and relationships. As they face this family turmoil, they must reckon with the past and find a way to break the cycle of violence in the Bloom family.
Told from alternating perspectives, "Something Wild" explores the bond between sisters, the legacy of divorce, the reverberations of trauma, and the possibility of overcoming the past.
Sisters Tanya and Nessa Bloom return to their Boston suburban childhood home to help their mother, Lorraine, move. For the first time since sharing a bunk bed over a decade ago, they confront long-buried secrets, emotions, and fierce loyalty. Unexpectedly, they discover Lorraine is in a violent relationship.
Tanya urges Lorraine to get a restraining order, while Nessa struggles with her stepfather's dual nature. This crisis forces them to confront a traumatic secret from their adolescence, affecting their lives and relationships. As they face this family turmoil, they must reckon with the past and find a way to break the cycle of violence in the Bloom family.
Told from alternating perspectives, "Something Wild" explores the bond between sisters, the legacy of divorce, the reverberations of trauma, and the possibility of overcoming the past.
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Hardcover
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March 6, 2018
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352 pages
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Atria Books
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978-1501175121
