Mothers' Instinct: A Novel of Suspense

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Soon to be a major US motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, Mothers Instinct is a dark, twisty domestic thriller in which the bond between two couplesbest friends and next-door neighborsmutates in dangerous and deadly ways in the wake of a tragic accident.

David and Laetitia Brunelle and Sylvain and Tiphaine Geniot are inseparable friends and next-door neighbors in a pretty, tranquil suburb. Their sons Milo and Maxime, born in the same year, grow up together as close as brothers. But when Maxime is killed in an accident, their idyllic world shatters. Maxime's parents, Sylvain and Tiphaine, are consumed by grief and bitterness, while David and Laetitia are wracked with guilt for their role in the tragedy. Soon the couples are barely speaking, although they maintain a polite faade.

Then a mysterious series of accidents begins to happen to Milo, raising Laetitias suspicions. Are their former best friends trying to punish them by threatening their son As an increasingly paranoid Laetitia frantically tries to protect Milo from harm, the little civility left between the two families curdles into outward hostility. Is Laetitia just imagining things Or are Sylvain and Tiphaine secretly conspiring to exact their revenge . . . and if so, who will pay

In her American debut, blockbuster Belgian author Barbara Abel plunges into the deepest, darkest corners of her characters hearts and minds to explore the limits of friendship, the overwhelming power of maternal love, and how far hate, fear, and vengeance can drive us. Tense and blood-chilling, with a surprising final twist, Mothers' Instinct will keep you on edge until the final page.

Translated from the French by Susan Pickford

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Mothers' Instinct had me in its grips from the first page to the last. This gut-wrenching, evocative thriller is brilliantly structured and written so well that I felt the characters' pain and panic in my bones. I was completelyentranced by the story of two families struggling with an unbearable tragedy, with an astonishing and jaw-dropping ending. Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman on the Edge The epitome of a domestic thriller. . . . I couldnt put it down. Portland Book Review

Author Bio

Barbara Abel is the author of fourteen thrillers, including Mothers' Instinct and After the End. She lives in Belgium.