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Some homes never let you leave. Some mothers never let go.
Wendy never wanted to return to Hampton or set foot in the house that still stands, unsold and silently waiting. Every year, she props up the For Sale sign, and every year it’s knocked down again—as if the house refuses to let her go. Maybe it started when her dog Tramp destroyed her father’s belongings. Maybe when her mother brought home Gracie, the cat with her miraculous litters. Maybe the house was never just a house.
After Wendy moves out, things spiral beyond reason. Her mother has locked herself in the bedroom, and Gracie won’t let her father get close. “They’re just cats,” Wendy snaps. “Get rid of them like you did Tramp.” But when her father doesn’t answer the phone, Wendy returns to find a house far darker than memory allowed—and a mother who will do anything to protect her babies.
9 lives obliterates the logical lines of love. A haunting tale of family, fear, and the creatures we care for.