Chemistry Author:Damien Wilkins The Webb family seems genetically disposed toward medicine. Penny, abused wife, neglectful mother, and firebrand eldest sister, is a doctor. Don, the middle child, runs a small-town pharmacy. And Jamie, the youngest son, has been self-medicating with heroin for longer than seems physically possible. When Jamie decides to move back home after a 2... more »0-year absence, he sets off a reaction that spins into sexual blackmail and violence. Written with the empathy of Anne Tyler and the reckless energy of Irvine Welsh, Chemistry engages the reader's emotions and moral assumptions, exploring the nature of chemical dependency and the powerful, often sinister ties that bind families and small-town neighbors together.« less