Episode 74: Hoarding Secrets and a 6 P.M. coffee (June Book Club discussion)

A house packed to the ceiling with stuff is one kind of mess. The secrets a family keeps can be even harder to clear out.

We’re Tajuana Paige and Sheree Paige Barber, and we’re back to our roots with a Turn the Page Book Club crossover that’s equal parts real life and real reads. Before we even get to the novel, we talk through the unfiltered motherhood moments that got us here: summer days with kids, the pool chaos, the snack drama, the exhaustion, and the tiny window of quiet that makes a virtual book club feel like self-care. If you’ve been looking for a book club for busy moms, a virtual reading community, or a podcast that feels like chatting with close friends, you’ll feel at home with us.

Then we dig into our June pick, The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell. We unpack the hoarding storyline and how it reads like a family drama with subtle psychological suspense, from the sensory writing to the control and avoidance underneath the clutter. We also talk intergenerational trauma, sibling dynamics, enabling, and the shocking relationship twists that ripple through the entire family system.

We close with how we each respond to trauma on the page, why some readers need lighter books in hard seasons, and what we’re reading next: The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. 

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