The gripping(The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations.Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been stuck in for nearly a decade.Michelle Goldberg, The New York TimesSHED MY DNA: three excruciating words uttered by a QAnon-obsessed mother, once a highly respected lawyer, to her only son, once the closest person in her lifeQAnon beliefs and adjacent conspiracy theories have had devastating political consequences as theyve exploded in popularity. Whats often overlooked is the lasting havoc they wreak on our society at its most basic and intimate levelthe family. In The Quiet Damage, celebrated reporter Jesselyn Cook paints a harrowing portrait of the vulnerabilities that have left so many of us susceptible to outrageous falsehoods promising order, purpose, and controlBraided throughout are the s