The Conditioning Tree

Every family has a tree. Some bear fruit.
Henry Andersson's bears Rotten Apple. Born into chaos and raised on criticism, Henry grows up believing he'll never be smart enough, good enough, or lovable enough. From the voice inside his head-a darkly funny, manipulative narrator named Rotten Apple-we witness the twisted roots of generational trauma stretch from a war-torn Jewish family in 1930s Queens to a fractured household in 1970s California.
Alongside Henry's story runs that of Julie, a youn...