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Chantal
Violet Hurst's family is a vortex of toxicity. Nearly everyone is a narcissist, liar, or addict, an abuser an enabler, or some combination.

After a drug-fueled night that Violet has trouble remembering, she is sent to a mental health clinic. Her mother, Josephine, insists that she has tried to hurt her brother, Will.

Though she can't remember the incident, Violet thinks she has been framed. She does not believe she would intentionally hurt Will.

What happened that night is slowly unfolded through t
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Susan
May 01, 2014 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Story of an incredibly dysfunctional family, with a clearly (well to me anyway) insane and controlling mother. A page turner throughout most of the book, but a frustrating and somewhat weak ending.
Jayme Pendergraft
Oct 12, 2013 marked it as to-read
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