The Other Mothers
the unguessable, unputdownable new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Greenwich Park
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4.0 • 83 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
*With exclusive bonus material for the ebook edition*
The outstanding new thriller from the author of international bestseller, Greenwich Park
'This is The Undoing meets Big Little Lies' Abigail Dean
'The elevated, devourable thriller you've been looking for' Ashley Audrain
'Relentlessly twisty' Sarah Vaughan
'Next-level mum noir' Ellery Lloyd
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You want to be one of them. Until you know them.
You've been desperate for a story to launch your freelance career. But you want something else even more: new friends to help you navigate motherhood.
And then you see them at your son's new playgroup. The other mothers. Those sleek, sophisticated mothers. The women you want to be.
One of them welcomes them into their circle. And, on the other side of glass, their lives are exactly like the one you've always dreamt of; their elegant London townhouses a world away from your cramped basement flat - and your endless bills.
They seem to have it all. But they also have their secrets.
And it's soon clear that you can't trust everyone at playgroup.
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MORE love for The Other Mothers:
'As addictive as it gets' Fabulous
'I loved it' Harriet Walker
'I read this brilliantly plotted, brilliantly observed thriller in one sitting ... so good' India Knight
'Wonderful sense of growing dread in the dark side of motherland' Fiona Barton
'I finished it in one sitting' Kate Collins
'Faulkner's first novel was fantastic, but this is another step up' Holly Watt
'Smart, slick and utterly captivating' Sarah Bonner
'I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Teresa Driscoll
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
It’s all thriller no filler in this pacy London-set domestic crime drama; the second novel by Faulkner, a former investigative journalist. The twists just keep on coming until the final moment: When you think you’ve finally got your head around what’s happening—boom!—look out, there comes another one. Journalist Tash becomes a reluctant inductee into the yummy mummy gang at her son’s new nursery—but behind all the overpriced lattes and spa days, there are alot of secrets lurking... It’s a book crying out to be made into a bleak-yet-sleek TV drama, starring Suranne Jones or Keeley Hawes looking elegantly troubled while drinking Chablis in the kitchen extension.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A restless former newspaper reporter probes an accidental death in this pulse-pounding domestic thriller from British journalist Faulkner (Greenwich Park). Freelance writer and stay-at-home mom Natasha "Tash" Carpenter is casting about for story ideas when Jane Blake comes knocking at her door. Months ago, before Tash left her job at the London Evening Post to care for her toddler, she wrote an article reporting the coroner's ruling that Jane's 21-year-old daughter, Sophie, likely drowned while swimming drunk in a local reservoir. Jane believes someone murdered Sophie, however, and wants Tash to look into the matter. Tash acquiesces—at first to appease Jane, then because she becomes convinced she's on to something when she gets anonymous threats demanding she cease her investigation. After uncovering links between Sophie, a trio of fellow mothers Tash has recently befriended, their spouses, and Tash's own husband, she begins to worry where her inquiry might lead her next. Faulkner expertly interweaves Tash's increasingly paranoid first-person-present narration with sections from Sophie's perspective that detail her final months. Plausible suspects, persuasive red herrings, and seismic reveals enliven the precisely crafted plot. This one grips from start to shocking finish.
Customer Reviews
Good read
I enjoyed this book I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump lately and I think this book brought me out of it somewhat. I enjoyed the story and the writing style the twists were good but the end left me slightly confused I wasn’t sure why the author added that last chapter but I enjoyed the book nonetheless. I would recommend
Page-turner
Absolutely gripping. I couldn’t stop reading it.
First time I have read this author and enjoyed it
Enjoyed the read.
Good construction and build up to the conclusion.