Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, And Me

"Adrienne Brodeur’s mom, Malabar, is a force of nature. A rare beauty, an accomplished chef, a consummate entertainer. She’s the kind of woman to whom everyone is in thrall, and her daughter is no different. So when Malabar creeps into 14-year-old Adrienne’s room and reveals she’s just shared an extramarital kiss with a family friend – and she’s thrilled about it – Adrienne becomes Malabar’s mostly willing accomplice in the epic affair that follows. Wild Game is Brodeur’s telling of the story of that affair, and a reckoning with her own complicity. It’s a delicious page-turner, vivid and emotionally intense. I couldn’t put it down."