New York : Counterpoint, 2003.
Written as a series of letters, Eva writes to her estranged husband about their son, whom two years prior went on a murderous rampage killing several of his class mates. Eva wonders if her son was evil and unlovable from birth or if she created the monster.
"That boy hardly needed a mask when his naked face was already impenetrable.” (from book)
What makes this so disturbing is possibly very obvious because a troubled psychopath murdering several people with no remorse is not exactly a walk in the park. However, what makes it worse is that we see the mothers point of view that is seldom seen in stories such as these. It is so deeply raw with emotion and guilt and shows the exact nature of evil. Eva's instant dislike for her unlovable son is not hard to understand but it is so unsettling how much nature vs nurture plays a role here.
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