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💔 Broken Home

Stories shaped by fractured family life, where divorce, abandonment, or dysfunction forces characters to navigate the world without the stability of a whole household.
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls • 2005
She was three when her dress burst into flames. Her parents called it an adventure.
4.33
1.4M+
🏚️ Family Dysfunction🍺 Alcoholic Parent🚪 Escaping Poverty
The Glass Castle Summary
The Glass Castle 88%
She was three when her dress burst into flames. Her parents called it an adventure.
by Jeannette Walls 2005
4.33
1.4M+ ratings
🏚️ Family Dysfunction🍺 Alcoholic Parent🚪 Escaping Poverty
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
by Gennifer Choldenko • 2024
Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.
4.46
4k+
🏠 Foster Care👦 Sibling Caretaker🤝 Found Family
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman Summary
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman 88%
Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.
by Gennifer Choldenko 2024
4.46
4k+ ratings
🏠 Foster Care👦 Sibling Caretaker🤝 Found Family
Toda la felicidad del universo
by César Brandon Ndjocu • 2018
A son pieces together a childhood of violence, searching poetry for the words his family buried.
3.82
411
🖋️ Prose Poetry🔀 Fragmentary Narrative💔 Family Trauma
Toda la felicidad del universo Summary
Toda la felicidad del universo 88%
A son pieces together a childhood of violence, searching poetry for the words his family buried.
by César Brandon Ndjocu 2018
3.82
411 ratings
🖋️ Prose Poetry🔀 Fragmentary Narrative💔 Family Trauma
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin • 2019
After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.
3.70
49k+
💔 Parental Neglect⭐ Golden Boy Downfall✍️ Writer Narrator
The Last Romantics Summary
The Last Romantics 88%
After their father dies and their mother retreats, four siblings raise themselves in feral freedom.
by Tara Conklin 2019
3.70
49k+ ratings
💔 Parental Neglect⭐ Golden Boy Downfall✍️ Writer Narrator
So Damn Sketchy
by Bonnie Kent • 2020
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
3.93
218
🔥 Dark Coming Of Age💔 Parental Abandonment⚠️ Blurred Boundaries
So Damn Sketchy Summary
So Damn Sketchy 88%
A girl loses her parents, then herself, in the arms of her brother's best friend.
by Bonnie Kent 2020
3.93
218 ratings
🔥 Dark Coming Of Age💔 Parental Abandonment⚠️ Blurred Boundaries
Bloody Awful in Different Ways
by Andrev Walden • 2023
A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.
4.04
22k+
🖋️ Autofiction🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood💔 Absent Fathers
Bloody Awful in Different Ways Summary
Bloody Awful in Different Ways 88%
A Swedish boy drifts through his mother's dangerous men, each a lesson in what love is not.
by Andrev Walden 2023
4.04
22k+ ratings
🖋️ Autofiction🇸🇪 Scandinavian Childhood💔 Absent Fathers
Mom's House, Dad's House
by Isolina Ricci • 1980
The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.
3.97
353
👥 Co-Parenting🧒 Children Of Divorce🩹 Divorce Recovery
Mom's House, Dad's House Summary
Mom's House, Dad's House 88%
The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.
by Isolina Ricci 1980
3.97
353 ratings
👥 Co-Parenting🧒 Children Of Divorce🩹 Divorce Recovery
Nowhere Girl
by Cheryl Diamond • 2021
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
4.04
9k+
🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🕵️ Criminal Families💔 Childhood Trauma
Nowhere Girl Summary
Nowhere Girl 88%
Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.
by Cheryl Diamond 2021
4.04
9k+ ratings
🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🕵️ Criminal Families💔 Childhood Trauma
Ser feliz era esto
by Eduardo Sacheri • 2014
A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.
4.08
5k+
🥀 Grieving Teen🖤 Estranged Father🍼 Unexpected Parenthood
Ser feliz era esto Summary
Ser feliz era esto 88%
A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.
by Eduardo Sacheri 2014
4.08
5k+ ratings
🥀 Grieving Teen🖤 Estranged Father🍼 Unexpected Parenthood
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome
by Amy J.L. Baker • 2007
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
4.44
176
💔 Parental Alienation🎭 Narcissistic Parents🫂 Family Estrangement
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome Summary
Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome 87%
Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.
by Amy J.L. Baker 2007
4.44
176 ratings
💔 Parental Alienation🎭 Narcissistic Parents🫂 Family Estrangement
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
by Nick Flynn • 2004
His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.
3.80
12k+
👤 Absent Fathers🏚️ Homelessness In America🍷 Addiction And Family
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City Summary
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City 87%
His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.
by Nick Flynn 2004
3.80
12k+ ratings
👤 Absent Fathers🏚️ Homelessness In America🍷 Addiction And Family
The Truth About Children and Divorce
by Robert E. Emery • 2004
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
4.12
215
🫂 Co-Parenting💔 Divorce Recovery🌱 Child Resilience
The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary
The Truth About Children and Divorce 87%
Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.
by Robert E. Emery 2004
4.12
215 ratings
🫂 Co-Parenting💔 Divorce Recovery🌱 Child Resilience
Ham on Rye
by Charles Bukowski • 1982
His father rages, his skin erupts in boils; 1930s LA offers no escape except the library.
4.14
120k+
🏚️ Dirty Realism📖 Autobiographical Fiction🏠 Dysfunctional Family
Ham on Rye Summary
Ham on Rye 87%
His father rages, his skin erupts in boils; 1930s LA offers no escape except the library.
by Charles Bukowski 1982
4.14
120k+ ratings
🏚️ Dirty Realism📖 Autobiographical Fiction🏠 Dysfunctional Family
Forbidden
by Tabitha Suzuma • 2010
Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.
3.95
76k+
🚫 Taboo Romance👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings😰 Social Anxiety
Forbidden Summary
Forbidden 87%
Raising their siblings alone, a teenage brother and sister cross the line from co-parents to lovers.
by Tabitha Suzuma 2010
3.95
76k+ ratings
🚫 Taboo Romance👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parentified Siblings😰 Social Anxiety
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
by Roddy Doyle • 1993
A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.
3.75
25k+
🧒 Child Narrator💔 Fractured Family🇮🇪 1960s Ireland
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Summary
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 87%
A ten-year-old rules his Dublin street. But the war at home is one he cannot escape.
by Roddy Doyle 1993
3.75
25k+ ratings
🧒 Child Narrator💔 Fractured Family🇮🇪 1960s Ireland
Earth to Moon
by Moon Unit Zappa • 2024
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
4.20
3k+
🎬 Celebrity Childhood🎨 Bohemian Childhood👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds
Earth to Moon Summary
Earth to Moon 87%
She called her rock star father Frank. Her mother brought the chaos. Becoming herself took decades.
by Moon Unit Zappa 2024
4.20
3k+ ratings
🎬 Celebrity Childhood🎨 Bohemian Childhood👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds
En attendant Bojangles
by Olivier Bourdeaut • 2016
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
4.23
20k+
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
En attendant Bojangles Summary
En attendant Bojangles 87%
A boy's family dances on the edge of joy and madness, until the music finally stops.
by Olivier Bourdeaut 2016
4.23
20k+ ratings
🎪 Eccentric Family👩‍👧 Troubled Mother🎭 Tragicomic Tone
My Phantoms
by Gwendoline Riley • 2021
A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.
3.77
6k+
💔 Difficult Mother🌫️ Emotional Distance🪞 Parental Narcissism
My Phantoms Summary
My Phantoms 87%
A daughter traces her mother's rituals and evasions, searching for the connection that never came.
by Gwendoline Riley 2021
3.77
6k+ ratings
💔 Difficult Mother🌫️ Emotional Distance🪞 Parental Narcissism
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers • 2000
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
3.69
184k+
🪦 Parental Loss🖤 Grief Memoir👬 Brothers
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 87%
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
by Dave Eggers 2000
3.69
184k+ ratings
🪦 Parental Loss🖤 Grief Memoir👬 Brothers
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett • 2016
A stolen kiss shatters two families and forces six children to piece together a new one.
3.83
207k+
🏡 Family Saga👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family💔 Infidelity Fallout
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth 87%
A stolen kiss shatters two families and forces six children to piece together a new one.
by Ann Patchett 2016
3.83
207k+ ratings
🏡 Family Saga👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family💔 Infidelity Fallout
Evil Eye
by Etaf Rum • 2023
A Palestinian-American mother reckons with the silence her family has carried for generations.
3.93
25k+
🕳️ Generational Trauma💭 Mother Daughter Rift💔 Unhappy Marriage
Evil Eye Summary
Evil Eye 87%
A Palestinian-American mother reckons with the silence her family has carried for generations.
by Etaf Rum 2023
3.93
25k+ ratings
🕳️ Generational Trauma💭 Mother Daughter Rift💔 Unhappy Marriage
Aller Retour
by Yves Beauchesne
Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.
2.43
119
🏃 Runaway Story🩵 Found Family💔 Orphaned Protagonist
Aller Retour Summary
Aller Retour 87%
Orphaned and abused, a boy escapes to Montreal and searches for anyone who will take him in.
by Yves Beauchesne
2.43
119 ratings
🏃 Runaway Story🩵 Found Family💔 Orphaned Protagonist
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me
by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
4.08
3k+
🍷 Alcoholic Parent🙏 Spiritual Memoir💔 Childhood Trauma
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 87%
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
by Ian Morgan Cron 2011
4.08
3k+ ratings
🍷 Alcoholic Parent🙏 Spiritual Memoir💔 Childhood Trauma
Hermit
by Chris McQueer • 2025
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
4.15
1k+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Working Class🧬 Generational Trauma👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond
Hermit Summary
Hermit 87%
A Glasgow hermit follows his only friend into an online brotherhood that wants real-world violence.
by Chris McQueer 2025
4.15
1k+ ratings
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Working Class🧬 Generational Trauma👩‍👦 Mother Son Bond
Ashes of Life
by Erica Lucke Dean • 2015
After her parents' sudden death, a grieving teen is trapped living with the stepmother she resents.
4.07
1k+
🪦 Parental Loss🏠 Found Family💔 Destructive Coping
Ashes of Life Summary
Ashes of Life 87%
After her parents' sudden death, a grieving teen is trapped living with the stepmother she resents.
by Erica Lucke Dean 2015
4.07
1k+ ratings
🪦 Parental Loss🏠 Found Family💔 Destructive Coping
Strangers
by Belle Burden • 2026
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
4.15
233k+
🏚️ Family Trauma🔗 Generational Trauma💔 Divorce Recovery
Strangers Summary
Strangers 87%
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
by Belle Burden 2026
4.15
233k+ ratings
🏚️ Family Trauma🔗 Generational Trauma💔 Divorce Recovery
Brothers, Sisters, Strangers
by Fern Schumer Chapman • 2021
A sibling cut-off hurts like a death. The repair guide from a woman who rebuilt hers.
4.20
211
💔 Family Estrangement👥 Sibling Relationships🚧 Boundary Setting
Brothers, Sisters, Strangers Summary
Brothers, Sisters, Strangers 87%
A sibling cut-off hurts like a death. The repair guide from a woman who rebuilt hers.
by Fern Schumer Chapman 2021
4.20
211 ratings
💔 Family Estrangement👥 Sibling Relationships🚧 Boundary Setting
The Memory Palace
by Mira Bartok • 2011
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
3.55
8k+
💔 Childhood Trauma🎨 Art As Refuge🧠 Memory And Identity
The Memory Palace Summary
The Memory Palace 87%
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
by Mira Bartok 2011
3.55
8k+ ratings
💔 Childhood Trauma🎨 Art As Refuge🧠 Memory And Identity
Seek Immediate Shelter
by Vincent Yu • 2026
A false missile alert thunders through a small town; when silence returns, nothing is the same.
3.62
676
🧩 Mosaic Narrative🥟 Immigrant Family Dynamics💔 Parent-Child Estrangement
Seek Immediate Shelter Summary
Seek Immediate Shelter 87%
A false missile alert thunders through a small town; when silence returns, nothing is the same.
by Vincent Yu 2026
3.62
676 ratings
🧩 Mosaic Narrative🥟 Immigrant Family Dynamics💔 Parent-Child Estrangement
La Dernière Allumette
by Marie Vareille • 2024
Zoé loves a man haunted by his father's violence. Her sister marries it.
4.61
7k+
👻 Posthumous Narrator🔄 Cycle Of Abuse🏚️ Domestic Violence
La Dernière Allumette Summary
La Dernière Allumette 87%
Zoé loves a man haunted by his father's violence. Her sister marries it.
by Marie Vareille 2024
4.61
7k+ ratings
👻 Posthumous Narrator🔄 Cycle Of Abuse🏚️ Domestic Violence
The Sea of Tranquility
by Katja Millay • 2012
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
4.28
89k+
🖤 Trauma Romance💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl🔥 Slow Burn Romance
The Sea of Tranquility Summary
The Sea of Tranquility 87%
A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.
by Katja Millay 2012
4.28
89k+ ratings
🖤 Trauma Romance💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl🔥 Slow Burn Romance
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
3.93
274k+
🏨 Psychiatric Hospital🩹 Self-Harm Recovery🎨 Art As Healing
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces 87%
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016
3.93
274k+ ratings
🏨 Psychiatric Hospital🩹 Self-Harm Recovery🎨 Art As Healing
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen • 2024
Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.
3.98
38k+
🏠 Domestic Drama🖤 Grief Fiction💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent
After Annie Summary
After Annie 87%
Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.
by Anna Quindlen 2024
3.98
38k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Drama🖤 Grief Fiction💔 Sudden Death Of A Parent
A Thousand Perfect Notes
by C.G. Drews • 2018
Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.
4.16
5k+
🎹 Musical Prodigy😰 Abusive Parent🩹 Child Abuse Recovery
A Thousand Perfect Notes Summary
A Thousand Perfect Notes 87%
Beck plays piano to survive his mother's rage. August teaches him to play for himself.
by C.G. Drews 2018
4.16
5k+ ratings
🎹 Musical Prodigy😰 Abusive Parent🩹 Child Abuse Recovery
The Liars' Club
by Mary Karr • 1995
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
3.94
72k+
🏚️ Southern Memoir🔧 Working Class Memoir🍺 Alcoholic Parents
The Liars' Club Summary
The Liars' Club 87%
The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.
by Mary Karr 1995
3.94
72k+ ratings
🏚️ Southern Memoir🔧 Working Class Memoir🍺 Alcoholic Parents
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2019
After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.
4.07
43k+
🖤 Grief And Loss🏠 Foster Care👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark 87%
After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019
4.07
43k+ ratings
🖤 Grief And Loss🏠 Foster Care👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond
Boy Meets Depression
by Kevin Breel • 2015
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
3.82
873
🧠 Teenage Depression💔 Suicidal Ideation🏠 Childhood Loneliness
Boy Meets Depression Summary
Boy Meets Depression 87%
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
by Kevin Breel 2015
3.82
873 ratings
🧠 Teenage Depression💔 Suicidal Ideation🏠 Childhood Loneliness
16 ans et papa
by Marilou Addison • 2017
A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.
4.20
133
🍼 Teen Fatherhood🧬 Generational Trauma👨‍👦 Father Son Bond
16 ans et papa Summary
16 ans et papa 87%
A carefree sixteen-year-old learns his fling is pregnant, and she is keeping the baby.
by Marilou Addison 2017
4.20
133 ratings
🍼 Teen Fatherhood🧬 Generational Trauma👨‍👦 Father Son Bond
Fault Lines
by Karl Pillemer • 2020
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
4.12
612
🏚️ Family Estrangement🕊️ Family Reconciliation🚧 Boundary Setting
Fault Lines Summary
Fault Lines 87%
67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.
by Karl Pillemer 2020
4.12
612 ratings
🏚️ Family Estrangement🕊️ Family Reconciliation🚧 Boundary Setting
Will the Drama Ever End?
by Karyl McBride • 2024
Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.
4.34
350
🔍 Narcissistic Parents💔 Family Dysfunction🩹 Childhood Trauma
Will the Drama Ever End? Summary
Will the Drama Ever End? 87%
Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.
by Karyl McBride 2024
4.34
350 ratings
🔍 Narcissistic Parents💔 Family Dysfunction🩹 Childhood Trauma
Lock and Key
by Sarah Dessen • 2008
When her mother disappears, a guarded teen must start over with the sister she barely knows.
3.99
153k+
👩‍👩‍👧 Estranged Sisters🏡 Found Family💊 Parent Addiction
Lock and Key Summary
Lock and Key 87%
When her mother disappears, a guarded teen must start over with the sister she barely knows.
by Sarah Dessen 2008
3.99
153k+ ratings
👩‍👩‍👧 Estranged Sisters🏡 Found Family💊 Parent Addiction
Daddy Issues
by Katherine Angel • 2019
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
3.36
1k+
👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics📺 Cultural Criticism🏠 Patriarchal Family
Daddy Issues Summary
Daddy Issues 87%
Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.
by Katherine Angel 2019
3.36
1k+ ratings
👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics📺 Cultural Criticism🏠 Patriarchal Family
Chinese Cinderella
by Adeline Yen Mah • 1999
Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.
4.08
42k+
🏮 Chinese Family💔 Childhood Abuse🥀 Emotional Neglect
Chinese Cinderella Summary
Chinese Cinderella 87%
Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.
by Adeline Yen Mah 1999
4.08
42k+ ratings
🏮 Chinese Family💔 Childhood Abuse🥀 Emotional Neglect
Children of the Self-Absorbed
by Nina W. Brown • 2000
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
3.91
2k+
🪞 Narcissistic Parenting🧱 Emotional Boundaries🧒 Inner Child Work
Children of the Self-Absorbed Summary
Children of the Self-Absorbed 87%
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
by Nina W. Brown 2000
3.91
2k+ ratings
🪞 Narcissistic Parenting🧱 Emotional Boundaries🧒 Inner Child Work
Rules of Estrangement
by Joshua Coleman • 2021
The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.
4.12
1k+
🏚️ Family Estrangement👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children💔 Estranged Parents
Rules of Estrangement Summary
Rules of Estrangement 87%
The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.
by Joshua Coleman 2021
4.12
1k+ ratings
🏚️ Family Estrangement👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children💔 Estranged Parents
We All Live Here
by Jojo Moyes • 2025
Grieving her mother and her marriage, a writer's chaos deepens when her estranged father reappears.
3.88
122k+
👩‍👧 Single Motherhood🏠 Blended Family Chaos🧳 Prodigal Father
We All Live Here Summary
We All Live Here 87%
Grieving her mother and her marriage, a writer's chaos deepens when her estranged father reappears.
by Jojo Moyes 2025
3.88
122k+ ratings
👩‍👧 Single Motherhood🏠 Blended Family Chaos🧳 Prodigal Father
A Chance in the World
by Steve Pemberton • 2012
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
4.27
6k+
🏚️ Foster Care System💔 Childhood Trauma🛡️ Survival Memoir
A Chance in the World Summary
A Chance in the World 87%
Beaten, starved, and denied his name: a foster child's search for the family that erased him.
by Steve Pemberton 2012
4.27
6k+ ratings
🏚️ Foster Care System💔 Childhood Trauma🛡️ Survival Memoir
The Emotional Incest Syndrome
by Patricia Love • 1990
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
4.20
547
🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment🔄 Role Reversal🏠 Family Systems
The Emotional Incest Syndrome Summary
The Emotional Incest Syndrome 87%
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
by Patricia Love 1990
4.20
547 ratings
🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment🔄 Role Reversal🏠 Family Systems
Auē
by Becky Manawatu • 2019
Abandoned on a remote New Zealand farm, a mute boy and a fierce girl must survive his violent uncle.
4.47
8k+
🔄 Generational Trauma🌺 MāOri Storytelling👬 Orphaned Siblings
Auē Summary
Auē 87%
Abandoned on a remote New Zealand farm, a mute boy and a fierce girl must survive his violent uncle.
by Becky Manawatu 2019
4.47
8k+ ratings
🔄 Generational Trauma🌺 MāOri Storytelling👬 Orphaned Siblings
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
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🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🔗 Intergenerational Trauma
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Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect🏚️ Dysfunctional Families🔗 Intergenerational Trauma
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