We Never Took a Bad Picture - Paperback

by Ashley N. Roth (Author)

It's been thirty years since the Joyces made a final pact to save their failing marriage. Gloria Joyce knows the anniversary party she's planning is more than a celebration-it's a crack in the promise she made to her husband after losing their teenage son.

Artie has spent decades retreating into the mundane and orderly world of his grocery store to avoid facing the choices he made as a father and husband. Will the party finally force him to confront the past-or shatter the only routines holding him together?

When their estranged daughter Autumn returns, she is forced to navigate the strained relationship with her mother and own daughter, along with the festering guilt surrounding the role she played in her baby brother's untimely death. As the party looms nearer, the family faces new tragedies, forcing the Joyces to confront what they've buried beneath decades of curated memories and a crafted veneer.

With timelines and voices that weave seamlessly between decades, We Never Took a Bad Picture explores the curation of memories and legacies, intergenerational complexities, and the quiet battles fought behind closed doors.