ONLY CHILDREN WITH SIBLINGS

New Book by Allison B. Friedman

Nearing publication (Fall, 2026)

Author:  Allison B. Friedman        

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They were all dead in one way or another.

When Gia’s “perfect” older brother Brett has a fatal accident while studying abroad, his death is an unbearable wound—for everyone but Gia. 

Gia and Brett’s parents have lost their only son. Both are floundering, desperate to quell the pain—a disturbed mother sinking deeper into madness, a father, spiritually adrift, floating aimlessly into depression and alcoholism. 

Brett’s best friend, Caleb Silver, witnessed Brett’s death and is reeling with grief, while his parents are trying to sort through their own fractured marriage. 

Joss Ji-Tan is devastated by Brett’s death; he was the love of her life. Joss’s autistic twin brother, Li, doesn’t know to how to help her, and neither can lean on their perpetually rage-filled parents, who don’t acknowledge the tragedy or the pain their kids are enduring

Brett’s death leaves Gia the unwilling keeper of a secret that, if told, will destroy her family and murder their memory of Brett as well. Gia must make a terrible choice, but keeping Brett’s secret is already killing her.

While Brett’s family and friends grieve, unexpected and troubling new insights about him begin to emerge, and his true nature is revealed.