bibliotequeish 's review for:

Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur

4.0

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At 14 years old Rennies mother: Malabar, brings her into her secret world. Using her daughter as a shield Malabar embarks on an affair with her husbands best friend.

Adrienne Brodeurs memoir is more than the story about her mothers affair, it's about the relationship between a mother and a daughter.

A mother who burdened her young daughter with a secret, too big to carry and how that secret went on to affect her daughters life and relationships with others.

Brodeur writes about her mothers manipulation as though it is the most common experience, she writes about being shocked when other people saw her mother as the villain instead of the victim, which really hammers home how deep this masterful control went.

Beautifully written, this book was captivating.