The Selfish Mansion

Stories of children losing parents and parents losing children are pervasive, but there are very few explorations on what it means for a teenager to lose their sibling, especially for a teenage girl to lose her older sister. I lost my older sister Sarah in a car accident when I was fourteen-years old. I wished I had words to reflect my confusing emotions. I also would have loved to have an articulate voice when I turned sixteen and my family adopted a baby from Vietnam. The Selfish Mansion is an original memoir that adds a bold voice to the canon of memoirs discussing young adult grief and adoption. This is a story not just for girls losing or gaining a sibling, but anyone who's suffered a loss or discovering their place in their family.