Dear Debbie

Had GREAT twist. One of Freida's best one

Has there ever been a time when you felt fed up with those around you and wanted petty revenge? What is the pettiest thing you have done out of frustration? Debbie is a middle-aged housewife struggling through life, who would do anything for her family. She has a part-time job as an advice columnist. “Usually her advice involves getting out stains or suggestions for a movie night. It’s pretty tame.” However, she keeps a secret draft file of threatening advice on her computer as a way for her to deal with the trauma of what happened to her. Her other coping mechanism is gardening. “The colorful flowers in my garden look a lot like windflowers, but that’s not what they are. Yes, I grow opium poppies in my garden.” “I can’t control my kids, we’re strapped for cash because my husband won’t ask for a raise, and I can’t even get a second-rate magazine to photograph my garden. I’ve never felt like more of a loser in my entire life…I never told Cooper that I got fired. Today was not a great day for the Mullen family.” When her neighbor Jo preys on Debbie’s weakness, steals her garden photoshoot, and goes in for the kill, karma is the best response. “Debbie is getting vigilante justice on everybody in her life who has wronged her or her family.” And everyone has made the list. “I want to reassure them that everything is going to be okay, but with each passing moment, I feel less and less sure that this is the case…I am about to cross a line. And once I do, I won’t be able to go back. Then again, this has been a long time coming. I’m glad I wore black to hide the bloodstains.” Freida McFadden’s Dear Debbie is a tribute to motherhood and the satisfaction of revenge.

reading this book just reminds me why freida is just that girl.

one of her more slower ones. was honestly kind of confused

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