{"product_id":"a-scapegoats-tale-m-k-naselli-9798294143060","title":"A Scapegoat's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome families protect their own. Others destroy them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobby Rossman grew up believing his family was perfect-successful, admired, and bound by love. But behind the polished façade lurked a darker truth: in a household ruled by narcissism, every child is assigned a role... and Bobby's was the scapegoat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his oldest brother Greg-his protector and the only source of safety in the home-falls mysteriously ill, the family's hidden machinery of cruelty begins to reveal itself. As Greg slowly loses his memory, his future, and eventually his life, Bobby watches the balance of power shift in devastating and irreversible ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Greg's decline comes the rise of something far more sinister: a father transformed by grief into a weapon, siblings who close ranks against him, and a mother whose silence becomes its own form of violence. What begins as tragedy becomes a decades-long campaign of gaslighting, exclusion, and psychological warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on real life stuff told as fiction, \u003cb\u003eA Scapegoat's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e is a haunting exploration of narcissistic family systems-and the child chosen to carry everyone else's sins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnflinching, raw, and ultimately illuminating, this memoir-styled novel exposes what happens when love becomes conditional, grief turns toxic, and the one person who kept you safe is taken away too soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who has ever been the family scapegoat, this book is a mirror, a warning, and a lifeline. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. K. Naselli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294143060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"M. K. Naselli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066662170879,"sku":"9798294143060","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2e8a0e33-0709-4b61-989d-41e52dfabcdc.jpg?v=1768679759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-scapegoats-tale-m-k-naselli-9798294143060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}