Mother Knows Best, Edith Wells
Mother Knows Best, Edith Wells
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Mother Knows Best

Author: Edith Wells

Narrator: Samita Mirza

Unabridged: 3 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Edith Wells

Published: 08/01/2021


Synopsis

It’s the fall of 1902, and Violet, recently widowed, is left to run an abandoned boat turned hotel in San Francisco. Many, including Violet’s mother, push Violet to sell, but Violet continues to hold onto the hotel and the memories that occupy every room. The hotel is filled with guests, and the event room schedule is packed with events including a traveling museum. When the museum arrives early to open its weekend exhibit, Violet begins to regret booking the museum at all. With an over-tired staff, Violet’s doubts about running the hotel on her own are doubled when the museum’s opals go missing and a hotel guest is murdered. Violet knows the police have arrested the wrong man, but how will she prove it? Meanwhile, Violet’s mother has contacted a relative and prospective buyer though she knows Violet doesn’t intend to sell. When the prospective buyer shows up, Violet dreads telling the distant relative it’s all been a mistake. But the prospective buyer turns out to be someone who can help solve the murder, and Violet soon admits - Mother Knows Best.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Horror on February 23, 2024

3,5* A raw compilation of short horror stories and poems written by female authors about mothers and motherhood. But of course with a horror spin. This is a great collection of stories about fears, doubts, traumas, disappointments and all the things we have felt especially as teenagers. A lot of the t......more

Goodreads review by Cassie on May 03, 2024

Just in time for Mother's Day comes a new collection of horror written by women, exploring the most macabre parts of motherhood. Mother Knows Best: Tales of Homemade Horror features short stories and poems about a vast spectrum of mommy monsters. Some stories are shocking and horrifying, some are sa......more

Goodreads review by Reading on February 10, 2024

An absolutely wonderful horror anthology! Each short story fit well into the overall theme and were mostly enjoyable to read. There was a lot of raw emotion and some spots hit a bit close to home/were relatable to a degree. Each story had it's own unique voice and stood out from the others. Some wer......more

Goodreads review by Mel on December 24, 2023

Wow! This anthology is RAW, and funny, and sad, and frightening, and inspiring--basically all the emotions. "A word about mothers. Not all mothers, of course. Just some." I requested this arc because I saw that Mother Horror wrote the foreword and, again, WOW. Oh em gee, her writing is powerful and it......more

Goodreads review by Brittney on November 25, 2023

This was the horror I've been craving... I don't think I've enjoyed every short story and poem inside an anthology as much as I did with this one! I love a complicated relationship with a mother or child.. this brought the gore, the creeps and I was obsessed with the fantastical elements in every st......more