Sophia Weber is an anxious twenty-two-year-old, utterly dependent on her mother's care. Gertrude Weber, Sophia's mother, spends her time whipping her matriarchal household into shape while obsessing over her daughter's wellbeing. But Gertrude uses her maternal power only to manipulate her daughter into living a life of fear and dependency. The novel takes readers on a tormenting ride through Sophia's memories while she struggles in the present...