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Norah Piehl
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It all starts with a chance encounter at a liquor store. When Leah spots McKenna carefully shopping for beer and wine — and later, when she drives by McKenna's house — it's like looking at a version of herself from the recent past. Leah now spends her days in the basement of her large suburban home, isolated not only from the job she adored but also from the friends and activities that used to bring her joy. She's moved on from those carefully chosen beer and wine selections; now she's using her secret stash of cash to purchase hard liquor from stores around town, hiding the empties in her neighbors' recycling bins and leaving her cell phone at home so her controlling husband can't track her movements. In short, she's broken, trapped, and completely at a loss for how to save herself.
Leah is intrigued by McKenna's appearance at the liquor store, and follows her to a home ...
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