The Other Mother
by Miranda Rijks
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Pub Date Apr 19 2023 | Archive Date Apr 19 2023
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Description
Four-year-old Florrie is missing. Who has taken her, and what do they want?
When Jane is asked to pick up her friend’s daughter, Florrie, from school, she can’t imagine the horror that will unfold. Because someone pretending to be Jane has already collected Florrie. And now the little four-year-old is missing…
Things don’t get any easier when Jane starts receiving anonymous letters that include intimate details about her life. As a psychologist and agony aunt, she's used to getting letters asking for advice, but these are different. Are they somehow connected to the missing child?
Then, to her utter dismay, Jane finds incriminating evidence in her own home, evidence that is clearly linked to Florrie. She starts to doubt everyone around her, even her own family – could one of them be implicated in Florrie’s disappearance?
Under the unspeakable stress, her marriage crumbles, her children act out and her once-successful business falls apart. And that’s when Jane discovers a shocking secret that shatters her entire world.
In a heart-pounding race against time, Jane must find Florrie and uncover the truth. Can she save Florrie and her own family, or will she be too late to stop the unthinkable?
The Other Mother is an explosive psychological thriller that will grip readers till the very end.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781837561438 |
| PRICE | $2.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Sophie W, Reviewer
First of all I want to say a huge thank you for allowing me to read this eARC.
I read the description and thought - yes this is the one for me - it sounds amazing and like it’ll have me hooked from the get go.
Unfortunately that was not the case. The premise of the novel holds promise but the execution stills needs work. I found a lot of the information unnecessary in terms of it not adding anything to the plot itself. Almost as if it was put in to increase the word count. I think as well for me - as a teacher I know it’s not that easy for a child to be taken from school as what happened in the novel so I found that part off putting.
The Characters were relatable which helped me get through the book but I struggled to see the need for so many different characters - they didn’t necessarily feed into the plot of the book.
The writing style was easy to ready and despite my disappointment with some aspects it helped me to keep reading.
I unfortunately have had to give this read 2 stars. I think with a bit more work and revision of what is needed in the Novel it could be a gripping. Unputdownable Novel.
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