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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme
Language
Some
Moderate
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Extreme
What this book is about
A mother writes letters to her estranged husband grappling with how their son became a school shooter — a harrowing retrospective of warning signs, a family in denial, and unresolvable guilt.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
School shooting as central event
Maternal ambivalence — possible lack of love for a child
Profoundly uncomfortable moral territory throughout
No redemption or resolution
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