This is a fabulous book......A mother and daughters happiness shattered but why??
This is written in chapters about Grace the mother, then and now and Siobhaun the daughter.. when Grace breaks her hip and ends up in hospital, siobhaun is told her mothers condition is alot worse than what they first thought......As they live on a farm Siobhaun tends to the farm in her mother's absence. When she goes to visit Grace in hospital she seems like a different woman, swearing/shouting and spitting, she also screams words that Siobhaun would never have believed of her mom., as the nurses explain she is delirious...... Will siobhaun ever find out the truth??? Definately 💯 per cent recommend this book..... it's gripping........

Oh I love this author. Dementia Is already so scary and sad. I love how her mom's moments of dementia/confusion lead out gal on a journey like no other. I also love the explanations. I love James.
I love the explanations of dynastic wealth as well.
What an amazing ending. I cannot wait for the next novel.

My Mother's Lies
by Diane Saxon
Pub Date: Aug 21 2024

My Mother's Lies is both a psychological thriller, with an emotional family drama told in dual timelines. The writing was excellent, interesting characters. The book was full of twists and turns with an emotional storyline. A psychological thriller I highly recommend!

Synopsis: She’s been lying my whole life... As if my mum breaking her hip and being rushed to hospital isn’t shocking enough for one day, now in her post-operative delirium, she’s just told me I’m not her daughter. That she has never been able to have children. Which begs, Who am I? Where did I come from?

Many thanks to #MyMothersLies #NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an E-ARC of this book.

How startling it would be to discover your entire identity was a lie. Siobhan uncovers some hard truths about the woman she never had any reason to question before when her mother becomes ill.
Interlaced with Grace’s backstory the chapters coincide to reveal the complete truth and even just a bit more.

A gripping read, combining a psychological thriller, with an emotional family drama.

Told in dual timelines, Grace is abandoned by her mother and has to make her own way in the world. In the present day, Siobhan's mum is rushed into hospital and, delusional from the effects of her medication, tells Siobhan she is not really her daughter.

The writing is so immersive, I found myself completely drawn to these well developed characters, particularly young Grace and James, who I thought was wonderful. As the two stories came together and the truth was revealed, it was so much better than I had expected, just brilliant!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Diane Saxon and Boldwood for an ARC in return for an honest review.

A gripping psychological thriller that is hard to put down.

Martha lives with her mother and they have a difficult relationship, she has so many questions, but with a mother that isn’t truthful it’s difficult for her to get the info she wants.

Plenty of twists and turns, this is my first. Ok by this author, but I will be reading her other books
Great read

I received an E-ARC with a request for my honest review.

This shocking thriller follows Siobhan and her mother Grace. When Grace is admitted to hospital, in a delirious state she states she is not Siobhan’s mother.

Surprised by her mother’s comment, at first, she doesn’t believe it to be true. However, the doubt starts to creep into her thoughts, and she decides she must delve deeper into her past.

Back when Grace was younger, she didn’t have a great childhood, but growing up she was determined to achieve more in her life. However, this life does involve a few lies and secrets.

Will Siobhan discover the truth? What secrets are lying in Grace’s past?

This thriller is shocking as you delve into the mystery of Siobhan’s and Grace’s past. The mystery lasts right to the end, as the secrets are revealed.

I found this an enthralling read and I didn’t want to put it down, I don’t want to reveal too much as I wouldn’t want to spoil any of the secrets and lies.

You get to hear from both characters, in the past and present for Grace and in the present for Siobhan. This helped unravel what was behind all the mystery.

Overall, a shocking thriller where a surprising comment leads to uncovering a mother’s lies.

When Siobhan’s mum Grace wakes up in hospital calling her by a strange name and saying things like “I can’t have children”, Siobhan - rightly - decides to investigate. But when the resulting DNA test opens a huge can of worms, it turns out Siobhan is in way over her head.

I really enjoyed this dual timeline, dual perspective novel - it’s a 3.5 stars from me! Though the contemporary storyline moved a little too slowly for me, I was captivated by the past and loved how the pieces all eventually started slotting into place.

Would recommend!

Not at all what I was expecting! It is slow paced at times and fast at others keeping the reader engaged and on your toes. I felt like it was more family drama than physcological thriller but it was great. The characters were slowly unraveled as the story progresses through the process of getting to know what happened.

This was such a dark read that gripped me with its twists / turns and intensity. I was hooked right away.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
An enjoyable read, although a little slow in places, although the plot was really good and the narrative was well-written. Recommended..

Written in a duel time line this book tells the stories of a mother and daughter. Grace and her daughter Siobhan are extremely close. Living on a small holding where Grace looks after her rescue animals and Siobhan goes out to work as an estate agent life is good. After an accident one day when Grace breaks her hip things suddenly take a turn for the worse. During her delirium Grace starts mumbling strange things which leave Siobhan wondering if her life is the one she thought she knew. This is a page turner of a book which leaves you wanting to read just one more chapter before you can put it down. So much is going on but you never realise everything right until the end.

This book was unlike anything I could have expected. I really enjoyed lots of it however the multiple time frames was a bit tedious at parts. The book starts with Sibohen's mother, Grace, breaking her hip and being rushed to the hospital for major surgery. Worried about her mother Sibohen rushes to her side only to be blindsided when her mother proclaims that she isn't her daughter and she is unable to have children. This has to be just the medicine right? Or is there some truth to Grace's delirious outburst? Confused, Sibohen is determined to get to the bottom of what is really going on with her mother and in turn with her own life. This book flashes back and forth not only between mother and daughter but also between time frames when each was younger. This gave the story a lot more depth and also a huge opportunity to talk about other issues. This was a very fast paced thriller that really kept me guessing. I loved how the reader was slowly trying to figure things out with our main characters. I was desperate to find out what really happened with Grace in the past and to see how that will affect Sibohen now. This was a thriller that really took you in all directions however the journey was amazing. I loved trying to figure out what really happened at Sibohens birth and find out what was really true. While some parts at the beginning were a little slow the second half really takes off and that is where you get invested. The ending had me flabbergasted. I loved this book and can't wait to see it hit the shelves. Really good read and unlike anything I have read lately.

Told in a dual timeline and dual perspective, we are given the tale of a mother and daughter whose lives are torn apart when the mum takes a fall and long held secrets come to the fore. It is twisty and thought provoking but overall I loved how it featured Beau, the black lab. A totally compelling read, as I kept turning the pages to find out what was really going on. Highly recommended.


Thanks to Netgalley/Boldwood books for the ARC to review.

Well written, rather slow in parts, but definitely worth the read. The slow parts actually make sense when you get towards the end, they filled out the story nicely. Although the ending wasn't really a surprise, it was very good. I love that everything fell into place, every question you may have while reading this book, is answered.
Thanks to netgalley, boldwood books and the author for this great ARC.

A very enjoyable read. Told in dual timeline - the past telling Grace’s story from her childhood until she had Siobhan and the present where Grace and Siobhan are living happily on a smallholding until Grace has an accident and breaks her hip. Grace had a terrible upbringing but she pulled herself up and was determined to make something of herself, until a shocking event turned her life upside down!

Briefly, in the present, the ambulance arrives to take Grace to hospital and when asked her date of birth she gives the wrong date. Then later after her operation, and still under the influence of the drugs she’d been given, she seems to have had a personality transplant. The usually kind and gentle mother that Siobhan knows seems angry and unpleasant, and worst of all she makes a shocking statement that unsettles and upsets Siobhan. But she needs to know if what her mother said is true and very quickly her investigations brings the past back into their lives.

I was completely engrossed in this book from the start, there was a section near the middle where I thought it slowed down a bit, but that soon changed and the pace ramped up again. The broad storyline is fairly simple, but there are a number of big twists and turns that I really didn’t expect. My favourite character was James - I loved how, despite having his own problems, he supported Grace from the moment they met. A compelling psychological family drama with an emotional and at times dark storyline. Very entertaining read.
4.5⭐️

Really enjoyed this book! Really fast
Paced and I couldn’t put it down! What a fab read! Highly recommend

She's been lying my whole life.... As if mum breaking her hip and being rushed to hospital isn't shocking enough for one day, now in her post-operative delirium, she's just told me I'm not her daughter, that she's never been able to have children. The nurse reassures me that people are often confused after a trauma. But I know this woman so well, I can tell there's a grain of truth in what she says. Which begs the Who am I? Where did I come from? When I dig into the truth, I suddenly stir up a hornet's nest of secrets, lies = and possibly a crime so unfathomable - that stretches back decades. What has my mum dome? Can I trust her? Or has my digging put us both in peril for our lives.

This story has a dual timeline - the past tells us about Grace and the present day. While recovering from surgery, Grace tells Siobhan that she is not her daughter, and that she's never been able to have children. The pace is fast in this twisted, gripping, well=written, and emotional rollercoaster. We get a well-woven web of secrets and lies. The characters are well-developed and interesting. The story is told from Grace and Siobhan's perspectives. I found this psychological thriller hard to put down.

Published 21st August 2024

I would like to thank #NetGalley #BoldwoodBooks and the author #DianeSaxon for my ARC of #MyMothersLies in exchange for an honest review.

My thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘My Mother’s Lies’ written by Diane Saxon in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

It isn’t until Siobhan Martin’s mother is in hospital after breaking her hip and delirious from drugs that she tells Siobhan she’s not her daughter as she’s never been able to have children. After a lot of thought Siobhan begins to research her ancestry on her laptop and discovers the truth about her past that would have been better left undisclosed.

‘My Mother’s Lies’ is a dramatic thriller that explores a family’s loyalty and lies. The story is told by Siobhan and her mother Grace in dual timelines as we follow what happened to Grace fifty years ago to the present time as Siobhan tries to make sense of what her mother inadvertently told her. I loved the relationship Grace formed with James who was living rough and how they helped each other, and how Grace’s world changed dramatically as soon she took charge of the baby. From the moment I opened my Kindle I knew I was about to read something special and I wasn’t wrong. This is a novel with an intricately woven plot with twists, turns and increasing tension as the truth finally emerges that comes as a surprise but I was kind of expecting. It’s totally compelling novel that’s kept me absorbed from start to finish and is definitely deserving of five stars. I have no hesitation in recommending it.

So well written drew me in from the first pages.Diane Saxon is a wonderful author who writes characters that come alive and weaves a true page turner.#netgalley #boldwoodbooks.