A Good Happy Girl

In A Good Happy Girl, Helen, a troubled attorney grappling with her parents' recent neglect, becomes entangled with a married couple, Catherine and Katrina, who challenge her with their intense emotional and sexual dynamics. As they draw her out of her repressed past, Helen confronts a childhood tragedy and faces her father's plea for help with parole, realizing she can leverage her family history for answers. Marissa Higgins masterfully explores themes of queer domesticity, the complexity of desire, and the impact of incarceration on family ties, offering a nuanced portrait of characters often overlooked.