Don't read this if you're into "shoot um up" type thrillers but Elizabeth Stroud's The Burgess Boys is fascinating if you're interested in relationships. Perhaps if I were teaching a class on Family Systems I'd assign this as a reading. It would be fun to discuss in a class setting.
Of particular interest is the clear illustration of the power of secrets in family life and the effect of secrets exposed. The younger boy, Bob, has to re-imagine his entire life is response to a secret revealed. Family System's theory has much to say about the toxicity of secrets in families. I'd welcome conversation with any who may of read this book.
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