The Bad Mother: A gripping and emotional page-turner you won't forget
By (Author) Isabelle Grey
Quercus Publishing
Quercus Publishing
1st November 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
368
Width 166mm, Height 197mm, Spine 28mm
272g
Are there secrets that should never be told
If so, how far must a mother go to keep them Tessa Parker runs a successful B&B in a seaside town. During a surprise visit, a long-lost aunt lets slip a family secret with devastating consequences. Navigating her own turmoil at a crucial moment in her children's lives, Tessa's search for her birth father forces her to decide who she really wants to be. But now her son is missing. Has she left it too late to be a good mother'The Bad Mother is about secrets, the holding apart, a family scarred ... and how that passes on to the next generation ... the relationships and the building tension/suspense are fabulous' Jera's Jamboree. * Jera's Jamboree *
'A moving novel, as a well as a convincing one, and it shows with great clarity how past crimes and well-meaning manipulation damage families for years afterwards' N.J. Cooper, BookOxygen. * BookOxygen *
'A compelling read full of page-turning mystery and intrigue. This book will have you doubting yourself, changing your theories and looking at things from different angles' I Heart Books! * I Heart Books! *
'Tessa's journey of self discovery is page-turning ... a surprising and enthralling read' Novelicious. * Novelicious *
'An enthralling and often surprising journey for both the character and the reader' Page to Stage Reviews. * Page to Stage Reviews *
Isabelle Grey is a television screenwriter whose credits include Jimmy McGovern's BAFTA award-winning Accused: Tina's Story as well as over thirty-five episodes of Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Rosemary and Thyme, The Bill and Wycliffe. She has also written non-fiction and been a magazine editor and freelance journalist. Isabelle's previous novels include two psychological thrillers, The Bad Mother and Out Of Sight as well as four books in the DI Grace Fisher series, Good Girls Don't Die, Shot Through the Heart,The Special Girls and Wrong Way Home. Isabelle grew up in Manchester and now lives in north London.