The Monkey in the Middle

By S. A.D.

It starts under a kitchen table.A little girl crawls past her father's legs to the knife drawer, because her mother is pinned against the refrigerator and no adult in the world is coming. That girl is Dana Moretti - the monkey in the middle - and her story is the story of a pattern: a grandfather's violence handed down like an inheritance, a mother who survived it, a first love who didn't survive at all, and a thirty-year marriage that rhymed with the house she grew up in.Told in a voice equal parts heartbreak and humor - a dead boy's wrapped Christmas presents, a dog named Scout D. Scoutington, a holiday called Thanksmas, a fork stopping midair over a family table - The Monkey in the Middle is about what it costs to finally recognize the pattern, and what it takes to be the one who stops it.She left with three thousand dollars, a car that started on the first try, and nothing she owned.She ended up with a house, a mountain, a man who stayed - and a front door she leaves open on purpose.A novel inspired by true events. Book One of Dana's story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HPSMVG9G
• ISBN13: 9798165669965
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"