Storm
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In December 1995, Catherine Brennan lost a daughter.
Three months later, she walked out on her husband and two small sons and disappeared.
This is the eight months nobody knew. Told from the inside.
Literary fiction. Mature.
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Content warning: stillbirth and infant loss, grief and dissociation, suicidal ideation, sexual violence, harm to a child by a caregiver, alcohol misuse, sexual content. Not for younger readers
If any of this is close to home, take care of yourself. Talk to someone you trust, or find a crisis line at findahelpline.com if you need one.
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