Let’s be real: Family is messy. It’s the first love we know and sometimes the first heartbreak. That’s why family drama is the beating heart of so many unforgettable stories—from Succession to Little Fires Everywhere .
A past event (bankruptcy, an affair, a shared trauma) that dictates how the family moves through the world.
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (novel), August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (play), Ordinary People by Judith Guest (novel), The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner (nonfiction on family systems).
Let’s be real: Family is messy. It’s the first love we know and sometimes the first heartbreak. That’s why family drama is the beating heart of so many unforgettable stories—from Succession to Little Fires Everywhere .
A past event (bankruptcy, an affair, a shared trauma) that dictates how the family moves through the world.
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (novel), August: Osage County by Tracy Letts (play), Ordinary People by Judith Guest (novel), The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner (nonfiction on family systems).
