We Need to Talk About Kevin

The compelling worldwide bestseller about a mishandled parenthood.

It was never Eva's intention to become a mother, and especially not of the hated son who, two days before turning sixteen, killed seven other students, a cafeteria employee, and a beloved teacher who attempted to make friends with him. Two years later, she is writing a series of shockingly honest letters to her estranged husband, Franklin, in an attempt to come to terms with marriage, job, family, motherhood, and Kevin's horrifying rampage. Eva, who has always been uncomfortable with the sacrifices and social humiliation that come with being a mother, worries that her intense distaste for her own son may be the cause of his extreme and nihilist behavior.