Why Did You Come Back Every Summer
Lopez Peiro, Belen / Shaughnessy, Maureen
A fractured account of family abuse, secrets, and the cost of pursuing the truth.In Belén López Peiró's Why Did You Come Back Every Summer, family means home and safety, but also pain and betrayal. Her uncle, a police commissioner, sexually abuses her. His wife and daughter shelter, then reject her. Her mother is his sister. And no one wants to believe her.This is a true story of intimate sexual violence. Told in multiple voices, and through r...