Divorce’s Hidden Cost on Adult Children | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 8, 2026 · 1m

Two new novels reveal how divorce’s emotional scars linger long after the courtroom doors close—showing adult children still wrestling with the fallout from parents who thought they were doing the right thing. In “Lake Effect,” Clara shoulders adult burdens after her mother’s abrupt exit, only to be told her pain is overblown. Meanwhile, in “Whistler,” Daphne’s life is irrevocably shaped by a loving stepfather erased without explanation—his absence left unacknowledged by her mother. Both stories expose a painful truth: even when parents have valid reasons to split, they often underestimate…