How do you survive a narcissistic mother? And what if the answer is, you don't!
Woe, Little Woe to her beloved father, is identified as a bone marrow donor match for a stranger's son. Nick swiftly becomes a close friend and Woe shares stories of the spite and hate the family have endured under the singular focus of its dominating matriarch. Woe's brothers have also suffered under the relentlessness of their mother's controlling behaviour, both finding it difficult to relate to each other and the world in general. Neither is able to help in times of trouble, but one has been shaped not only in his mother's image but magnified a thousandfold. When Little Woe loses her precious daddy in the most devastating of circumstances, her world crumbles. Thrust into a state of madness that drives a singular obsession to be united with her father, can Nick find a way to repay the gift of life? BOOK 2 - Spawn of a Larkin Lens How do you save a narcissistic mother? And what if the answer is, you don't! "Haggy is dead and good riddance to bad rubbish!" Narcy is pleased she has gotten away with murder. The only problem now is she may not live long enough to regret it! With her long-suffering loyal carer incapacitated after a fall, Narcy is delighted when her favourite son, her golden boy, and his delightful wife step up to provide just the kind of care she's always wanted. But with family like them, who needs enemies? When a catalogue of neglect and disastrous care is discovered by Narcy's eldest son and non-daughter, can they find a way to save the mother they know will be her own worst enemy? With questions still to ask about the circumstances of their father's death, they have to find answers. And if they don't, there are other ways to see that justice is delivered... BOOK 3 - A Hagridden Larkin Lens How do you celebrate the life of a narcissistic mother? And what if the answer is, you don't! Narcy may have gotten away with murder, but little does she know her misplaced trust is about to make her a willing victim of a long and loathsome crime. Narcy has defended the negligent care and support given to her by her favourite son, her golden boy, tooth and nail because she knows only he and his delightful wife love her unconditionally. She'll make sure she loves them back, even if it kills her. Having failed to save the mother they knew would be her own worst enemy, Narcy's family struggle to find a way to give her the send-off she always wanted. Narcy's golden boy becomes the all-powerful Baz; sole Executor with a singular determination to keep as much of his mother's estate as he possibly can, whatever it takes...