As Samson grows from feral toddler to surly teenager, Sammie’s life begins to deteriorate into a mess of unruly behavior, and her struggle to create a picture-perfect queer family unravels. Uncertain in her own feelings about motherhood, she tries her best-driving, cleaning, cooking, prodding him to finish projects for school-while growing increasingly resentful of Monika, her confident but absent wife. Working from home in the close quarters of their Florida house, she lives with one wary eye peeled on Samson, a sullen, unknowable boy who resists her every attempt to bond with him. If she’s being honest, Sammie Lucas is scared of her son. “Sublimely weird, fluently paced, brazenly funny and gayer still, and it richly deserves to find readers.” – New York Timesįrom the author of the New York Times–bestselling sensation Mostly Dead Things: a surprising and moving story of two mothers, one difficult son, and the limitations of marriage, parenthood, and love “A gripping read…Unabashedly queer, probing and unafraid…Exceedingly engaging.” – USA Today NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, VOGUE, MARIE CLAIRE, READER'S DIGEST, AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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