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The $10 That Broke Us

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The $10 That Broke Us is a novel in English. Chapters 1 and 2 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

After a grueling project at work, a daughter spends her $600 bonus on a new washing machine for her mother, replacing a machine over a decade old that was hard on her mother's back. But when her mother comes home from dance fitness, she freezes in the doorway, furious that the old machine was sold to a scrap dealer for ten dollars.

Days later the complaints begin: the new machine leaves sheets sopping wet, and her mother insists on the quick wash cycle her sister Merrin prefers. Then comes the accusation—that the daughter pocketed the ten dollars herself instead of giving it to Merrin. In her mother's eyes, everything in the house belongs to Merrin, even a broken machine worth ten dollars.

Fed up, the daughter calls the scrap dealer to buy the old machine back, and arranges to take the new one home to her own apartment, where a broken secondhand machine sits. The silence that follows is deafening.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

"You're quite the schemer, aren't you? You didn't even give your sister the ten dollars you got for the old machine. Just pocketed it yourself."

My face flushed. I thought she was joking, so I gave an awkward laugh. "Why would you think that?"

She shot me a glare and changed the subject. "This piece of junk. I wash a set of sheets and they still come out sopping wet."

I took a look and realized she was using the 15-minute quick wash cycle. I started to switch it to the bulky items setting, explaining which cycle to use for which type of laundry.

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Contents

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Which chapters of The $10 That Broke Us are free?

Chapters 1 and 2 are free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 3 the book continues in the official app.

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What is The $10 That Broke Us about?

After a grueling project at work, a daughter spends her $600 bonus on a new washing machine for her mother, replacing a machine over a decade old that was hard on her mother's back. But when her mother comes home from dance fitness, she freezes in the doorway, furious that the old machine was sold to a scrap dealer for ten dollars.

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