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Violence
Some
Some depictions of violence within family settings
Language
Some
Moderate language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships and some sexual content
Substance Use
Some
Alcohol use in family contexts
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Family trauma, death of a child as key plot revelation, and the long psychological shadow of secrets
What this book is about
Ruby Lennox narrates her Yorkshire childhood in the present tense, while footnote-chapters trace her female ancestors back to Victorian England—slowly assembling the devastating family secret that fractured everyone's sense of self across generations.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Family trauma across multiple generations
Death of a child as central buried secret
Adult relationships and some sexual content
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