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Mothertime

A Novel

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In this dark comedy, five siblings who are fed up with their mother's negligent parenting conspire to teach her a lesson.

Caroline Townsend is a nightmare for her children. The former actress and current alcoholic hits her nadir on Christmas Eve. Her five young children hope for a Christmas celebration. Instead, they get a fight with their mother, who's absolutely plastered and fresh off yet another failed relationship. After lashing out at her children, Caroline passes out under the bent and mangled Christmas tree. For the Townsend children, this proves to be a rare opportunity - a chance to set things right with their mother. Together, they concoct an elaborate ruse designed to teach her a lesson, once and for all.

Mothertime finds Gillian White at her uproarious best as she nimbly skewers motherhood and modern marriage.

©1993 Gillian White (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Dark humor Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy Celebration Winter Christmas
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Where does Mothertime rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

middle. interesting the entire way. but predictable. Could have easily went to the dark side

What other book might you compare Mothertime to and why?

lord of the flies but did not go any where near that far or interesting

Which character – as performed by Holly Fielding – was your favorite?

the little boy. could have really made the story different. Almost did but not quite.

If you could rename Mothertime, what would you call it?

power reversed

no real twists but a good listen

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Kids of a famous devout father have been manipulated to believe their mother is an issue. The kids try to change the mom while keeping secrets from the dad, his new wife, and the neighbors.

I think the story is a great exploration into toxic relationships and family dynamics. The men who seek infantile women and how it affects the kids in the long run.

Weird Story but Interesting

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Second book by Gillian White I’ve read (and loved). I can’t imagine why this narrator was chosen. Seemed all wrong to me; seemed not to even have any familiarity with the text. Still 5 stars overall because I did love it.

Narrator nearly ruined it

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