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Mother

By: Hannah Begbie
Narrated by: Josie Dunn
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Her love for her daughter is everything

Her love for him is deadly

Cath had twenty-five perfect days with her newborn daughter before Mia's deadly illness was diagnosed.

As her life implodes, Cath’s despair drives her to a parental support group where she meets a father in a similar situation, the dangerously attractive Richard – charming, handsome and adamant that a cure for their children lies just over the horizon: everything Cath wants to believe.

Their affair – and the chance to escape reality – is unavoidable, but carries catastrophic consequences: the nature of Mia’s illness means that Cath’s betrayal endangers not just her marriage but the life of her baby.

Can she stop herself before it’s too late?

©2018 Hannah Begbie (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Genre Fiction Medical Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

Critic reviews

"Brilliant! Cuts to the heart yet powerfully uplifting." (Jane Corry)

"Captivating and taut with a powerful emotional message about the balance of motherhood and womanhood." (Carmel Harrington)

"An accomplished debut.... Powerful, devastating and beautifully written." (Fionnuala Kearney)

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I absolutely loved this book! very well written on such a fraught subject. Deliciously dark in places where choosing the right path becomes so imperative it has a nail biting quality.

Not your average fiction

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I really didn't think I would stick with this book as I didn't feel immediately drawn into it at the beginning. But, I'm so glad I persevered because it got better and better. I really got to understand the characters and why they acted as they did. An excellent storyline and I highly recommend it!

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