The Unfavored Children’s Club

Sarah Jane Berg thought she’d hit rock bottom, then she dug a little deeper.

Forced into an unwanted marriage, she endured a decade of unhappiness before finding the courage to divorce, leading promptly to being shunned by her family and their cult of a church. What’s a woman to do when she’s lost her family, job, and home? Naturally, sell her car to join an exclusive club that promises to help her exact revenge-and cash-from her rotten family.

Housed in a musty classroom in a dilapidated strip mall, Un-Club holds hope for the downtrodden who feel they’ve been cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. For Sarah, this means a job. An inheritance. A lover. Klara, icily presiding over the meetings, promises all will be restored if you only follow the plan. Her assistant, Preacher, makes up for her lack of personality with his bright smile and charming wit. Oh, and his bedroom faculty.

But the path to restitution and revenge is wicked and winding, passing the pawn shop, a stolen dog, Klara’s kitty, and a little bit of arson.

The Unfavored Children’s Club is a disturbingly delightful romp through the morally gray mental acrobatics of the slighted, perfect for fans of the dark comedy of the Coen Brothers.