Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me

Wow! Almost an unbelievable story. Author was 14 years old when she began to be the “beard” to abet an affair between her mother and her step-father's best friend which went on for years, ultimately ending in marriage after their respective spouses died. The theme of the book was how it screwed up the author and affected her actions for years afterward. Many surprises in the book. Easy to read, hard to understand or find a rapport with these families.

The easiest to read book I've probably ever come across, but the kind of story you might hear from a coworker or friend and be interested by, though probably not for the length of an entire book. A lot of the revelations the author makes at the end of the book are great, but I wish they were sprinkled more throughout.

I felt conflicted the entire time reading this book. In a way I can relate to Adrienne with regards to having a narcissistic and selfish parent that loves herself exponentially more than she loves her children. On the other hand, coming from a home-life where my parents are together, I can't imagine vying for a parent's love so desperately that I would help them have an affair. I think Adrienne did a great job with not making herself out to be a complete victim, but also you can't be that upset with her role in her mother's affair. Margot is my favorite. I love that she loves books and cats because same. I prefer when non-fiction that reads like fiction, and that describes this book accurately. I am sad that the Wild Game cook book never came about. I wish the author would have finished it up and had it published or added some of the recipes to accompany this book. Not that I would be able to make any of the recipes because I don't eat meat, but still. It would have been cool to see it come together at the end. I also scoured Adrienne Brodeur's ig feed to try to glimpse the necklace and couldn't find it. I wonder if she still has it...