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    The Good Mother: Gripping psychological suspense, with a shocking twist that will leave you reeling

    By Karen Osman

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    Three women – all with secrets. Secrets that can no longer be ignored...

    Catherine is a good mother and a good wife. The family home is immaculate, her husband's supper is cooked on time, but when she starts writing to Michael, a prisoner convicted of murder, she finds herself obsessing about his crime and whether he can ever truly be forgiven...

    Kate has no time for herself. Caught in the maelstrom of bringing up two young children with no money, and an out-of-work husband, she longs to escape the drudgery of being a wife and a mother. And she soon starts taking dangerous risks to feel alive...

    Alison has flown the nest. But university life is not what she had hoped for, and she finds herself alone and unhappy. Until the day her professor takes a sudden interest in her. Then everything changes...

    A gripping psychological suspense with a shocking twist that will leave you reeling... Perfect for the fans of Jenny Blackhurst and Sue Fortin.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAria
    Release dateOct 1, 2017
    ISBN9781786699015
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    The Good Mother: Gripping psychological suspense, with a shocking twist that will leave you reeling
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    Karen Osman

    Originally from the UK, Karen won the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature Montegrappa Novel Writing Award 2016 with her crime-thriller novel, the bestselling The Good Mother. When she's not writing novels, Karen is busy bringing up her two young children and running her communication business Travel Ink.

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    • 5/5
      Kate is a mother of two children. Because her husband struggles with work they don't have much money. She tries to give her daughters everything she can, but by being a devoted wife and mother she risks losing herself. To do something that's just for her, Kate joins a writing class. It's the start of a more exciting life, but also one that forces her to take more risks. Is this really a good idea?

      Catherine takes care of her family and she works as a volunteer. She tries to be the best mother and wife she can be. Her grownup daughter is living at home and Catherine makes sure their life is as prefect as possible. When she starts writing to an inmate, another volunteer project, she doesn't share this information with her family. Catherine is writing to a murderer, is that a good plan?

      Alison used to be one of the smartest girls of her school, but at university she's struggling. She doesn't easily understand all of her subjects and has to work hard. She does have some sort of social life, but being at university overwhelms her and this makes her unhappy. When one of her professors shows an interest in Alison her mood changes, but is it a good decision to become involved with him?

      The Good Mother is a gripping story about three women who are keeping major secrets from everyone around them. Kate is lonely and underappreciated, she needs a confidence boost and something to give her purpose. Catherine is a proud woman, someone who knows what she's doing. However, writing to someone who committed murder and might soon be free changes her life in a drastic way and makes her closed off from everyone around her. Alison is lost at university. She's insecure, doesn't know how to balance studying and being free and is feeling depressed a lot. She's a young vulnerable student and my heart ached for her. I was equally captivated by each of the three stories and couldn't wait to find out more about the women and where their story would lead. Karen Osman kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.

      The Good Mother is a fantastic story filled with surprising twists and turns and a spectacular ending. Karen Osman kept me guessing until the last pages, which is exactly what I think a good thriller should do. She writes about complex relationships, abuse, heartbreak and internal struggles in a raw and honest way. The Good Mother is a compelling emotional story. I read this amazing book in one sitting because I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it.
    • 5/5
      This was so good. It is an absolute shock at the end how it pulls together. Brilliant!
    • 5/5
      I cheated!I never cheat!But I couldn't understand why the three stories didn't seem to be intersecting. By 75% it got to me and I skipped to the end. That satisfied me that it was worth persevering...so if you're feeling tempted to do the same, just stick with it, it's worth it.I guess it also shows how fixed my expectations are and Karen has broken the mold with this book.I was originally prompted to read the book because the author was coming to our up-coming Lit Fest, and as she lives locally she kindly agreed to join our discussion. She was one of the winners of the Montegrappa Writing Prize, awarded annually in conjunction with the literature festival. Some pretty big names have started off as a result of this award.Three women, Catherine, Kate and Alison, are the main characters throughout the book. Each of them has secrets that they keep to themselves. That is about as much as I can say without giving too much away so you'll just have to read it and find out more.So I'll add a couple of quotes instead:"As humans we are all capable of killing - all it takes is provocation and the loss of control for just one second and your life is never the same again." (loc 2468)"She let the apology settle like a snowflake, before it evaporated into the night, lost in the void between them." (loc 2893)This was enjoyed by our book group and they can be a pretty harsh bunch of readers at times.