A VERITABLE HOUSEHOLD PET IBD

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'Brooding and twisted, but beautifuláin its honesty,áA Veritable Household Petáwill chill you to the bone as it simultaneously breaks your heart.' -Paulette Kennedy, bestselling author ofáThe Devil and Mrs. DavenportDarla Gregory received a lobotomy at 11 years old ... and she was never the same.Based on painfully true history, mixed with family drama, complex characters, and a gut-punch twist.[ScribeâÇÖs note: This is my sister DarlaâÇÖs story, as dictated to me. I have tried to remain as faithful to her diction and voice as I can, while also making it intelligible and coherent. Darla has progressed considerably since the lobotomy, but she is still unable to write by herself. I have added notes, interpolations, and supporting documentation where necessary to clarify or explain, or to add my own experience if relevant.If youâÇÖre wondering why it took so long for you to read this, IâÇÖd encourage you to keep your bratty thoughts to yourself. YouâÇÖre lucky IâÇÖm telling you the truth at all. This is the last thing I have to do for her, and I hope youâÇÖre finally mature enough to handle it.]'Painful, tragic, horrifying-yet achingly beautiful. A testament to resilience, this book held me in its thrall from the first page. Like peering into the most intimate thoughts of two sisters, it was like witnessing a car crash in slow motion-devastating, impossible to look away. A powerful novel about sisterhood, independence, freedom, and the fragile value of our minds and bodies. I wanted to cry, to scream, to rage-and still I could not look away. I have borne witness. Now I hope you will too.' -Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author ofáThe ThornsáandáThe Madness'A blistering indictment of patriarchal power -áA Veritable Household Petáis a luminous, tragic, and unputdownable story of the nightmare that is the theft of autonomy and identity, a quiet and constant terror women know all too well.' -Haley Newlin, author ofáThe Film You Are About to SeeáandáTake Your Turn, Teddy'This book twisted my guts, my heart, and my head. ThereâÇÖs toxic family dynamics that would make VC Andrews blush. ThereâÇÖs body horror made all the worse by its historical accuracy. ThereâÇÖs the ingenious device Hampton uses to tell the story from two POVs simultaneously. Plus, thereâÇÖsáthis constant competition in tone between hopelessness and determination. All underscored by the knowledge that this exact story may very well have occurred in reality. So thatâÇÖs the scariest part...all the ingredients existed for this story to be true. Something precisely like this probably did happen somewhere, sometime. What could be more tragic than that?' -Ben Young, author ofáHome