Dick Welsbacher

The Attic

Louise has sacrificed nineteen years to an abusive father who keeps her isolated and afraid. When her last source of comfort disappears, the secrets above their house finally force their way into the open. A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at altar. She fantasizes his death and finds joy only with her pet monkey. When the monkey disappears, a shocking past is revealed.