Bitter Is the Heart, Mina Hardy
Bitter Is the Heart, Mina Hardy
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Bitter Is the Heart

Author: Mina Hardy

Narrator: Hallie Bee Bard

Unabridged: 10 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2024


Synopsis

Haunted by childhood abuse, a woman is forced to care for her cruel elderly mother in this electrifying horror novel exploring generational trauma, perfect for fans of Cassandra Khaw and T. Kingfisher. Tamar Glass fled an abusive mother when she was eighteen, running away from home to find a better life elsewhere. She has lived in freedom from her mother, Ruth, for decades, until one night she wakes to find her now-elderly mother standing over her bed, disoriented and confused. When Tamar reluctantly takes in her mother, strange events start happening inside her home: the house is oppressively hot, lights flicker, and cupboards open and shut on their own. Whispers filter beneath her bedroom door. Tamar learns that Ruth has been kicked out of her assisted living home, and other facilities refuse to house her and endanger their own residents. Tamar has spent years suppressing her childhood trauma, but it comes rushing back with each strange event in her home. As Tamar copes with their disturbing past, which her mother stubbornly refuses to admit to, she can’t shake the feeling that there’s something worse than her mother lurking in the shadows. Perfect for fans of The Haunting of Hill House, this terrifying novel unravels one dark strand at a time.

About Mina Hardy

Mina Hardy writes books. Usually, they feature good people making bad choices, but sometimes they might be about bad people making good choices. Either way, everyone is basically a mess, and you shouldn't trust any of them. From twisted tales of domestic suspense to darker stories of bumping in the night, you can expect thrills and a few chills.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JaymeO on September 17, 2024

Haunting or Demon? After middle-aged Tamar moves back to the neighborhood she grew up in, she wakes one night to find her estranged mother in her bed, dirty, not making sense, and with no memory of how she got there from the care home in which she resides. When Tamar returns her mother to the home, s......more

Goodreads review by Heather Adores Books on September 20, 2024

3.5⭐ Genre ~ domestic horror Setting ~ Ohio Publication date ~ September 17, 2024 Publisher ~ Dreamscape Media Est Page Count ~ 298 (43 chapters) Audio length ~ 10 hours 27 minutes Narrator ~ Hallie Bee Bard POV ~ single 3rd Featuring ~ nightmares, night walking Tamar, not Tamara or Tammy, is woken in the m......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on September 14, 2024

This book is beyond creepy and while it was weird it was an entertaining wild ride. I’m still sitting here wondering exactly what the heck I just read, and I think this is one I will continue to have on my mind for a while. I started with the audiobook for this one but switched to kindle after about......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on December 17, 2024

Format: NetGalley & Physical arc Other Books I Enjoyed by This Author: debut Affiliate Link: [URL not allowed] Release Date: Sep 17th, 2024 General Genre: Psychological, domestic drama, thriller Sub-Genre/Themes: Mothers & Daughters, childhood abuse, generational trauma, no-contact......more

Goodreads review by Mary on January 25, 2025

I loved Mina Hardy's 2022 release We Knew All Along and have been meaning to get back to her books, so I figured why not start with her newest, Bitter Is the Heart. This is definitely one of the most unique books I have ever read and takes the cake when it comes to weird and creepy. It all felt very......more