The New Mother
A Novel
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3.9 • 9 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling— a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia.
Isolated. Lonely. Tired. It's hard being The New Mother. Sometimes it's murder.
Nothing is simple about being a new mom alone in a new house, especially when your baby is collicky. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wanted to be.
Enter Paul, the neighbor.
Paul provides the lifeline she needs in what feels like the most desperate of times. When Paul is helping with Oliver, calmed by his reassuring, steady presence, Nat feels like she can finally rest.
But Paul wants something in return. It’s no coincidence that he has befriended Nat—she is the perfect pawn for his own plan. Will Nat wake up in time to see it?
Customer Reviews
“Who can you trust when you feel all alone?”
I loved Nora Murphy’s debut novel “The Favor” and I was looking forward to what she had in store for us next. The storyline of “The New Mother” centers around Natalie and her feelings about becoming a mother, the struggle she is having with everything related to her baby, and the realization that perhaps she couldn’t handle all the changes. She is a brilliant and successful attorney who attempted to return to work, but the bond she has with her son was too strong because in her mind, she was the only one who could care for him. She refused any help from her husband, which I thought was a mistake, and she was jealous that he had the freedom to leave the house when she felt like a prisoner, surrounded by dirty diapers and feeding schedules. Little did she know that a kind-hearted and devious neighbor would appear at her door who would be the answer to all of her prayers, or would he be her worst nightmare? At this point in Natalie’s life she would take help from anyone and her neighbor Paul became her sounding board, baby whisperer and the one person she shouldn’t trust. He knew exactly what he was doing and preyed upon the sleep-deprived new mom who would become the pawn in his psychotic game. Could Natalie emerge from her sadness long enough to save herself and her son from the darkness that had taken over her life?
Good read.
So many of us have been there, depression after child birth. This drama/thriller brought back sad memories (not the baby, the slog through the weeks of fog). This new mom had an extra boost and a deviousness to contend with, along with her oblivious spouse. It is a good read.