Girl A by Abigail Dean
Lex Gracie is not in the mood to consider her family. She doesn’t want to remember her childhood in the House of Horrors her parents created. Additionally, she doesn’t want to consider that she is Girl A, the eldest sister who released her older brother and four younger siblings, the girl who escaped, and the girl who escaped. It’s been simple enough to stay away from her parents because her mother spent the rest of her life in prison and her father never got it out of the House of Horrors he built. Lex can no longer hide from her background once her mother passes away in prison and leaves her and her siblings the family house. Lex and her sister Evie want to make the house a positive force in the community. However, she must first reconcile herself with her siblings and the upbringing they shared.
Girl A by Abigail Dean
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A compelling psychological family drama about the shifting allegiances and betrayals of sibling relationships—about the secrets our siblings carry, both from themselves and from each other—emerges from what starts as a riveting story of escape and survival. Who have these siblings each developed into? How do these recollections contrast or reinforce Lex’s own? Lex learns how strong the hold of their common family mythology is, who among them is still under its sway, and who has actually eluded it as she presses each sibling to consent to her family’s final act.
An intriguing and psychologically engaging book about a young girl who escapes captivity—but not the secrets that cast a shadow over the rest of her life—is aimed at fans of Room and Sharp Objects.
This book’s concept might have been inspired by a current instance of severe child abuse. The author has highlighted the long-lasting psychological harm while giving voices to seven tortured siblings. The oldest daughter, Lex, who was able to escape and secure assistance for the others, is the main subject of the book, which examines the experiences of all the family’s children. The parents of Lex and her brothers denied them food, forbade them from taking a bath, and tied them to their beds.
They were slowly going hungry and dying. Lex finally escapes after being mistreated for years, receives assistance, and leads the police to their suburban prison. Before the police come, the father kills himself, and the mother is given a life sentence. Separate foster homes are assigned to Lex and her younger siblings. Lex was adopted by a police officer working on her case, and she later attended college and achieved success. She finds out that she has been chosen executor of the estate, which includes the tormentors’ home after her mother passes away while she is incarcerated. She comes up with the idea to renovate the house into a community centre with the help of one of her brothers and a sister.
Lex looks for her other brothers and sisters, some of whom she hasn’t seen in years, because the plan for the house needs the consent of every sibling. The only relationships she has kept are with Ethan, a renowned author who avoided the worst of their parents’ sadistic conduct, and Evie, her sister who has been her closest confidante. Lex has to search through records to discover who adopted her little brother. He is the most fortunate because he has no memory of his past because he was a toddler. Due to his rages, one brother is in a mental health facility. They are all impacted. Although she appears calm, Lex might be the one who is having the most trouble.
