The Wrong Mother, Sophie Hannah
The Wrong Mother, Sophie Hannah
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The Wrong Mother

Author: Sophie Hannah

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Unabridged: 13 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/29/2009


Synopsis

A chilling, compulsively readable novel of psychological suspense from the author of Little Face and The CarrierSally Thorning is watching the news with her husband when she hears a name she never thought she'd hear again: Mark Bretherick.

It's a name she shouldn't recognize. Last year, a work trip Sally had planned was canceled at the last minute. Desperate for a break from juggling her job and a young family, Sally didn't tell her husband that the trip had fallen through. Instead, she treated herself to a secret vacation in a remote hotel. While she was there, Sally met a man—Mark Bretherick. All the details are the same: where he lives, his job, his wife Geraldine and daughter Lucy. Except that the photograph on the news is of a man Sally has never seen before. And Geraldine and Lucy Bretherick are both dead...

With the international bestseller Little Face, Sophie Hannah established herself as a striking new voice in psychological suspense. The Wrong Mother, a riveting exploration of a mother's unspeakable betrayal, confirms her reputation as a master of the form. 

About The Author

Sophie Hannah is the bestselling author of eight novels and is also an award-winning poet. Her new Hercule Poirot mystery, the first to be sanctioned by the Agatha Christie estate, will be published in September 2014. She lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband and two children, and is a Fellow Commoner at Lucy Cavendish College.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlotte on July 02, 2020

Really pleasantly surprised with this! I got given this book for free when a friend of mine was having a clear out. The blurb sounded intriguing but there isn’t even a synopsis on Goodreads for some odd reason. Sally is married with two young kids while working full time. She is always stressed, tire......more

Goodreads review by Delee on October 21, 2013

I came across this series when I read a recommendation in a magazine for LASTING DAMAGE-the sixth book. At the time I thought LASTING DAMAGE was a stand alone novel so I went out, bought it, and then realized there were five books before it -I have this pesky problem of having to read books in the o......more

Goodreads review by Dorsi on April 05, 2014

Wow, I loved this book. It had so many twists & turns it kept me on the edge of my seat. It had many surprises throughout. This was one complicated story. I know there's probably a lot I missed, so some time in the future, I plan to revisit it. I got a bit confused & lost from time to time as there......more

Goodreads review by Berna on February 07, 2014

I really wanted to love this book. The premise held such promise - I was really excited to read it. There were several stumbling blocks for me with this book. The first one was cultural - even though the book was in English, it was not an American setting. I felt like there were a lot of customs and......more

Goodreads review by Megan L (Iwanttoreadallthebooks) on July 20, 2019

The Wrong Mother started out pretty strong and I liked the direction the book was heading. But it quickly got derailed with too many characters, too many coincidences, and too many unnecessary details that created confusion. While the end was surprising, at that point I couldn't bring myself to care......more


Quotes

"Shockingly (and refreshingly) blunt riffs about the violent emotions of motherhood and the familial yearnings of men, along with chilling and darkly funny revelations about lust and loyalty, make this novel one of the season's most absorbing reads."—O, The Oprah Magazine

"Gripping... It's like watching a nightmare come to life."—Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of In the Woods

"Paced like a ticking time bomb with flawlessly distinct characterization, this is a fiercly fresh and un-put-downable read."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Sophie Hannah just gets better and better. Her plots are brilliantly cunning and entirely unpredictable. The writing is brilliant and brings us uncomfortably close to the dark, ambivalent impulses experienced by the parents of difficult, demanding children."—The Guardian (London)