My final guest for this season is Barbara, which is a pseudonym. Barbara’s parents died when she was young, and she is estranged from her siblings and step-mother. Her unique circumstances make it a bit more complicated for her to share her story or even be honest with some people in her life about members of her family who have some notoriety. Together, we decided to share her story anonymously. Please note there is mention of sexual assault in our discussion today.

As a reminder, our next book club is June 23, and we’re reading The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We’ll meet on Substack Live with Evolving Family at 7pm BST/2pm EDT. Join in to watch and share your thoughts in the comments. The recording will be available to paid subscribers of either Bad Mothers or Evolving Family.

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