Also by V. C. Chickering
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
V. C. Chickering has written for Comedy Central, MTV, Lifetime, TLC, Discovery, NickMom, and Oxygen television networks as well as for BUST, Cosmo, and The Washington Post magazines. She’s written screenplays, has a local newspaper column entitled “Pith Monger,” and writes a blog. She lives with her family in New Jersey, where she also writes and performs witty, original songs for the alt-bluegrass/indie-jazz band Tori Erstwhile & the Montys. Twisted Family Values is her second novel. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
1968: A sumptuous nursery in an upscale commuter suburb, Firth, New Jersey
1977: A well-appointed suburban kitchen, Larkspur, New Jersey
1984: Two fairly decent, liberal arts college campuses, Boston, Massachusetts
1990: The cousins’ childhood neighbor’s tree house, Larkspur, New Jersey
2002: Georgia’s lush green front lawn, Firth, New Jersey
Also by V. C. Chickering
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
TWISTED FAMILY VALUES. Copyright © 2019 by V. C. Chickering. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Chickering, V. C., author.
Title: Twisted family values / V.C. Chickering.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018055441 | ISBN 9781250065292 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781466871939 (ebook)
Classification: LCC PS3603.H5453 T88 2019 | DDC 813/.6—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018055441
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First Edition: June 2019