Misery Loves Company: The Diary of Kerri Mitchell

Misery Loves Company is B. Lawson Thornton’s widely anticipated debut novel. Subtitled “The Diary of Kerri Mitchell,” the story explores the meaning of family tragedy and the heart wrenching subject of spousal abuse. Kerri Mitchell has it rough from the start. Growing up in the treacherous streets of notorious Southeast, Washington, D.C. without a father is a difficult feat in itself. Compound that with a mother who is often incapacitated while battling bouts of clinical depression. Early on Kerri is forced to fend for herself as she begins her journey though adolescence and into womanhood. Kerri’s story is filled with jaw-dropping ups and downs. Losing her virginity to the neighborhood Romeo, a teen pregnancy, and a crew of girlfriends that threaten to lead her to a life of crime set the story into non-stop motion. A compelling cast of supporting characters lend serious drama and timely comedy to this story. B. Lawson Thornton set a new standard for debuting authors with a story that holds you to the end hoping that Kerri will overcome the cards that seem to always be stacked against her. Misery Loves Company is for anyone who has ever faced the struggle that toxic people can bring and battled them to the end.