Suburbia Made Me Do It
About
My name is Roxy Davenport--the epitome of a suburban housewife. For over twenty-five years, I have based my entire life off the ancient, mental code of ethics passed down from previous generations I secretly nicknamed The Suburbia Handbook.
High school sweethearts must marry and the wife is to stay at home and raise the children while the husband brings home the bacon. All married couples must procreate and raise, at a minimum, 2.5 children, preferably staggered in ages by three years. A woman’s job as housewife is to maintain a pleasant, always spotless home for her family. Check. Housewives must service their husband’s needs when the man’s urges overtake him, no matter how tired, sick, in pain, or stressed the wife feels.
For over twenty years, I adhered to the strict rules...until now.
After a series of traumatic events, my life spirals out of control, destroying each and every archaic, foundational rule.
Except Rule Number Eleven: One must defend their family, no matter what. This rule trumps everything else, even if the defense comes in the form of bodily harm to another.
Or until death do us part.
Praise for this book
Narrator Andrea Emmes takes listeners on a wild ride of grief and misfortune, narrated with twisted humor. Roxy is creating a new rule book to live by. After her sister dies, Roxy discovers that her husband has been unfaithful multiple times, and she files for divorce. Amid her feelings of betrayal, she is pelted with more unfortunate events, and the only saving grace is that she grows closer to her daughter Carol. Narrating in a tone that combines dry humor and sorrow, Emmes's performance captures the struggle of making the best out of an awful situation. Emmes expertly delivers a melancholy tragedy of a scorned woman who is desperately trying to find a brighter side to it all. Listeners will hang on, as Roxy does, hoping for a happy ending.