DescriptionUnattended is a memoir that chronicles the events of the author’s senior year in high school, when she was engaged in an illicit relationship with a man 20 years her senior. She explores the family dynamics, dysfunction and secrets that gave rise to her involvement in this relationship, as well as the protective factors and people that enabled her to ultimately extricate herself from it. The book attempts to dispel the often false dichotomy of the victim/perpetrator paradigm by examining the nuanced circumstances and motivations and needs that can lead to maladaptive behavior.