"The Petty House highlights challenges real people are faced with, like the weight of motherhood, betrayal by our own family members and losing a loved one during unprecedented times."
"As I write this, I realize I am my own retribution." Venetta defines her choices with bravery, but suffers her consequences gravely.
When Venetta's military husband disappears, he is assumed dead. She must raise their son, in a failing economy, during a time of war on U.S. soil. She longs for her son to grow up with a father, a privilege she never had.
Her dream will come true, when she is offered a petty trade for her husband's life. Her weapon could cost her country the war, and thousands of lives, but the decision is hers.
What will she decide? What would you decide? A clip from The Petty House: