All The Other Mothers Hate Me

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'SPIKY, WITTY, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR' PANDORA SYKES

'GOSSIPY, GRIPPING, BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN' LAUREN BRAVO

'YOU WON'T SEE THE TWIST COMING' JESSICA KNOLL
Florence Grimes is a 31-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. After a dismal end to her girlband career, she's living in West London, single, broke and unfulfilled with only her son Dylan to keep her afloat.

But then Alfie Risby, the ten-year-old heir to a frozen food empire and Dylans school rival, mysteriously vanishes on a class trip, and Dylan becomes a prime suspect.

Florence needs to find Alfie and clear her sons name or risk losing him forever. The only problem She doesnt have any detective skills, all the other school mums hate her, and she's just found Alfies backpack hidden under her sons bed

Reviews

I raced through this. Gossipy, gripping and brilliantly written, with a protagonist who toes a daring line between relatable and reprehensible. I predict hype! Lauren Bravo, author of Possibly Nothing

'Spiky, witty and a breath of fresh air in the canon of books about motherhood. Pandora Sykes

Biting, twisty, an utter delight. You wont see the twist coming, not from a mile away. Jessica Knoll, author of Luckiest Girl Alive

'Brilliantly written, hilarious and so gripping. I cannot tell you how much I loved Florence.' Lucy Barker, author of The Other Side of Mrs Wood

This is Big Little Lies with laughs highly enjoyable and sharply-written, brilliantly observed and very, very funny. Kate Maxwell, author of Hush

'A potent mix of mystery, laugh out loud humor, and one of the most indelibly matchless protagonists ever: an unreliable party girl who will go to any lengths to protect her son. Put this at the top of your to be read list! Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish

A fabulously imperfect heroine, beautifully irreverent humour, and a plot that sinks its teeth in. All the other mothers might hate Florence, but I loved her! Fran Littlewood, author of Amazing Grace Adams

Fast, funny, riotously irreverent Melanie Cantor, author of The F**k It! List

'An absolute riot with a razor sharp sense of humor and unyielding suspense' Rachel Koller Croft

Unpredictable, fiercely funny and sparkling with warmth and wit. A rollercoaster of a mystery unravelled by a truly unique heroine you cant help but root for Cressida McLaughlin

A sharply insightful page-turner, infectiously relatable and utterly human' Kimberly McCreight

'Delicious, wicked, darkly funny, a wild ride' Sash Bischoff

'Hilarious and poignant, massively relatable, and goes from laugh-out-loud to utterly heartbreaking while never losing the fast-paced plot.' Hank Phillippi Ryan

'Darkly funny, irresistibly suspenseful' Clmence Michallon

'Hilarious and heartfelt' Caitlin Mullen

Author Bio

Sarah Harman is a recovering journalist living in London. She has over a decade of experience reporting on major breaking news around the world, most recently as a foreign correspondent for NBC News, where she reported from five continents for Today, MSNBC and Nightly News. Prior to that she anchored a rolling news broadcast for Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. All the Other Mothers Hate Me won the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2023.