House Broken - by Sonja Yoerg (Paperback)

About the Book

"For veterinarian Geneva Novak, animals can be easier to understand than people. They're also easier to forgive. But when her mother Helen is injured in a vodka-fueled accident, it's up to Geneva to give her the care she needs"--

Book Synopsis

In this compelling and poignant debut novel, a woman skilled at caring for animals must learn to mend the broken relationships in her family....

For veterinarian Geneva Novak, animals can be easier to understand than people. They're also easier to forgive. But when her mother, Helen, is injured in a vodka-fueled accident, it's up to Geneva to give her the care she needs.

Since her teens, Geneva has kept her self-destructive mother at arm's length. Now, with two slippery teenagers of her own at home, the last thing she wants is to add Helen to the mix. But Geneva's husband convinces her that letting Helen live with them could be her golden chance to repair their relationship.

Geneva isn't expecting her mother to change anytime soon, but she may finally get answers to the questions she's been asking for so long. As the truth about her family unfolds, however, Geneva may find secrets too painful to bear and too terrible to forgive.

CONVERSATION GUIDE INCLUDED

Review Quotes

Praise for House Broken

"A stunning debut that will leave readers wanting more! Yoerg is on par with established women's fiction authors such as Jennifer Weiner and Sarah Pekkanen."--Library Journal (starred review)

"House Broken is a beautifully rendered debut. It's smart, heartbreaking, and thought provoking... This wonderful novel is destined to be a hit with book clubs."--Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt

"A riveting tale exploring the power of family secrets."--Ellen Marie Wiseman, author of What She Left Behind

"Sonja Yoerg creates a compelling tale of a family gone awry, and the ultimate cost of maintaining shameful secrets. House Broken is everything I love in women's fiction...beautiful writing, strong characters, a dash of mystery, and the hope for redemption."--Lori Nelson Spielman, International bestselling author of The Life List

"Gorgeously written with characters that shine."--Eileen Goudge, New York Times bestselling author of The Replacement Wife

"A sparkling and insightful debut."--Emily Liebert, author of When We Fell

"With marvelous wit, Yoerg shows us that for almost every dark pocket of pain a family's history hides, there is, ultimately, a ray of light and love."--Julie Lawson Timmer, author of Five Days Left

About the Author

Sonja Yoerg grew up in Stowe, Vermont, and earned her Ph.D. in Biological Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley. Her non-fiction book about animal intelligence, Clever as a Fox was published in 2001. She currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband. Together they run, garden, remodel houses, cook, eat, drink wine, then run some more. House Broken is her first novel.