As Duane Coulter lies unconscious and dying, one by one his grown children arrive at the hospital to contemplate the passing of this man who made their childhoods so miserable. The first to arrive is Scott, whose fear of failing his loved ones causes him to put up barriers between him and his family. Next is Leal whose smooth exterior belies the feeling of impending doom and despair within. Finally there is the youngest sister Carol, who suffers from addiction and is estranged from her only child. Missing is their brother Greg, who died years before in a strange car accident. During the next 24 hours, the secrets, the shame and the mistakes they have made as adults will come to the surface. Together they will comfort each other and their aging mother, Rose, who did her best to provide love and stability while they were growing up.
Missing Ingredients, by Dog Ear Publishing authors Drew Carpenter and Lark Pogue, is a novel about surviving a dysfunctional childhood and overcoming depression and addiction. Carpenter and Pogue, who are brother and sister, have based this novel loosely on their own experiences. Will the Coulter children be able to break the cycle of abuse and curb their own self-destructive behavior? And will their father’s death bring them any peace? Readers will find themselves rooting for these functioning but bruised individuals as they struggle with their demons.
Missing Ingredients
Drew Carpenter and Lark Pogue
Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 978-160844-207-2 272 pages US
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