Genre
Second-Act Revenge
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About this shelf
Revenge stories here follow a woman who was talked over, written off or pushed aside, often for years, by a husband, a relative or a boss who thought she would never fight back. She wins with what she knows: the records she kept, the rules she understands, the people who trust her. Nobody gets hurt and nothing illegal happens. The satisfaction is in the moment the other side realizes, too late, who they were dealing with, and in what she does with the life she takes back.
My Son Said Dad Wanted Our Farm Turned Wild. At His Groundbreaking, I Asked Him to Show Everyone Where.
"Your Methods Are Outdated, Ingrid," My New Boss Said. He Didn't Know I Keep a Timestamp on Every Lie.
My Husband Said a Fall at the Hardware Store Had Ruined Him. He Didn't Know I Could Read a Bank Statement.
My Son Accused My New Boyfriend of Being a Crook. The Proof He Was Lying Was on the Bottom of the Wedding China.
"Our son needs us," my husband said, asking for our retirement savings. He didn't know I'd already seen his other construction site.
"Our Father's Good Name Is at Stake," My Brother Told Me. He Didn't Know I Still Knew How to Read His Debts.
My Brother Asked Me to Frame Our Father's Proudest Moment. So I Asked Him About the Pawn Ticket I Found Inside.
"The GPS will back me up," my younger colleague said. He forgot I know my route down to the second.
My Sister Insisted Our Father Was Too Senile to Run His Motel. She Didn't Know Her Husband Was Causing All the 'Accidents'.
I Trusted My Oldest Supplier for 30 Years — Until I Saw a Pot I Gave His Wife in My Rival's Display.
My New Boss Accused Me of Leaking Employee Data to Get Me Fired. At the All-Staff Meeting, I Showed Them His IP Address.
My Son Tried to Sell My House Out From Under Me After His Father Died. He Forgot I Was the One Who Saved It.