A tiny scribbled book written in the third grade, describing sexual abuseA[a–A]violations in the midst of suburban banalityA[a–A]a seductive voyage into the occultA[a–A]a father impregnating a high school senior, and the resultant scandalA[a–A]hypnotic voices disrupting a prestigious graduate school fellowship. These are events depicted in Lake of Shame: An Incest Story.