
Mother Island
by Bethan Roberts
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Pub Date Jul 03 2014 | Archive Date Jul 29 2014
Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital
Description
This is the story of two women, Nula and Maggie, joined by old family history and love for the same little boy.
Nula, struggling with her new baby and feeling alone in her marriage, employs her cousin Maggie as a nanny when she returns to work. But it's not long before Nula finds herself theatened by Maggie's close bond with her son, Samuel.
Nula's outwardly perfect house crackles with unspoken jealousies and rivalry until Maggie's intense love for Samuel tips into obsession and she decides her only option is to abduct the child. As Maggie makes her desperate bid for safety, the women's shared past of trauma and loss comes to the fore once more.
WINNER OF THE JERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE 2015.
A Note From the Publisher
UK edition – available to readers worldwide, US pending.
Advance Praise
Praise for My Policeman:
Pitch perfect - Marie Claire
A gripping read - Viv Groskop, Red
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance - Guardian
The
era and the seaside locale are beautifully rendered and observed, not
least the social and sexual undercurrents of the time - Elizabeth
Buchan, Sunday Times
Captures the obsessive and destructive madness of sexual jealousy - Psychologies
Roberts gives us two strong, absorbing voices, whose competing claims on our sympathies...make My Policeman a satisfyingly taut and involving read - Times Literary Supplement
A moving story of longing and frustration - Observer
Roberts deploys her research carefully, honing a novel with a strong period feel and a sprightly structure - Independent
A humane and evocative portrait of a time when lives were destroyed by intolerance - Susanna Rustin, Guardian
An amazing read - Latest 7
Roberts’ sharp, evocative prose renders this simple story complex, enthralling and compelling - Anne Hill, Sussex Life
This spiky portrait of love makes for a gripping read - Emma Hagestadt, Independent Radar
A heartbreaking examination of lives and love - Diva Magazine
A powerful story of sexual jealousy and longing, My Policeman is also a heartbreaking examination of lives and love that has gone to waste in an era in which homosexuality was a prosecutable offence - DIVA Magazine
Marketing Plan
building on the success of My Policeman - Bethan's new novel is more overtly commercial: a tense psychological drama, that has exceptional insight into its characters and their fraught relationships, and also has the warmth and emotional engagement to make it utterly compelling
perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrel, Rose Tremain, Ian McEwan, S.J. Watson, Rachel Cusk
All of Bethan's previous novels have received glowing reviews - her reputation and fan base are growing and growing
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781448190881 |
PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |