A Riveting Memoir
The premise of "Wild Game" sounds unbelievable - a mother enlists her teenaged daughter's help in conducting an affair with her husband's best friend - and while it may be the kind of story that inspires Lifetime movies, Brodeur's memoir unflinching dissects her own relationship with her mother and their unusual family dynamic in a manner that you will not be able to get enough of.
The author has a beautiful way with words and her descriptions of Cape Cod, meals her mother made and moments in her life are so vivid that you can see yourself there. Her all-encompassing love for her mother comes through in every page and it's this devotion that has enduring repercussions for both of them as well as the rest of their family and close friends. That Brodeur has examined her past so thoroughly and come out stronger is miraculous; that she has shared it with all of us is a gift.
The author has a beautiful way with words and her descriptions of Cape Cod, meals her mother made and moments in her life are so vivid that you can see yourself there. Her all-encompassing love for her mother comes through in every page and it's this devotion that has enduring repercussions for both of them as well as the rest of their family and close friends. That Brodeur has examined her past so thoroughly and come out stronger is miraculous; that she has shared it with all of us is a gift.