Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds -- Michelle Horton, Hardcover

A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile case: Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killing her longtime abuser; and the author, Michelle Horton, left in the devastating fall-out to raise Nikki's young children and to battle the criminal justice system.

In September 2017, a knock on the door from police upends Michelle Horton's life forever: her sister had just shot her partner and was now in jail. Everything Michelle thought she knew about her family unraveled in that moment. During the investigation that follows, Michelle learns that Nikki had been hiding horrific abuse for years.

Stunned to find herself in a situation she'd only ever encountered on television and true crime podcasts, Michelle rearranges her life to care for Nikki's children and simultaneously launches a fight to bring Nikki home, squaring off against a criminal justice system seemingly designed to punish the entire family.

In this exquisite memoir, Michelle retraces the sisters' childhood and explores how so many people, including herself, could have been blind to the abuse. An intimate look at a family surviving trauma, Dear Sister is a deeply personal story about what it takes to be believed and the danger of keeping truths hidden. Ultimately, Horton turns her family's suffering into hard won wisdom: a profound story of resilience and the unbreakable bond between sisters.

Author: Michelle Horton
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 01/30/2024
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.40d
ISBN: 9781538757154

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/16/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 4
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2023
Library Journal 01/01/2024 pg. 73

About the Author
Michelle Horton is a writer and advocate living in New York's Hudson Valley with her son, nephew, and niece. Through the Nicole Addimando Community Defense Committee, she continues to speak out for her sister and the countless other victims of domestic violence criminalized for their acts of survival.