Contemporary Fiction
A Very Typical Family
2022·352 pages
A heartfelt, darkly funny novel about a fractured family seeking forgiveness after 15 years of pain and separation.
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A heartfelt, darkly funny novel about a fractured family seeking forgiveness after 15 years of pain and separation.
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bars. All families are messy. Some are disasters. Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison over 15 years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night and hasn't spoken to anyone in her family since. Now, on the same day her boyfriend steals her dream job out from under her, Natalie receives a letter from a lawyer saying her estranged mother has died and left the family's historic Santa Cruz house to her. Sort of. The only way for Natalie and her sibli...
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Sexual content
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Light romantic subplot with attraction; closed-door and non-explicit
Violence & gore
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Past crime and imprisonment referenced; no graphic gore depicted
Profanity
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Substance use
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Substance abuse themes including a death from overdose
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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On-page domestic violence; past family trauma and sibling imprisonment
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