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The Good Mother

By: Karen Osman
Narrated by: Emmy Rose
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How far would you go to protect your children?

Catherine is a good mother and a good wife. The family home is immaculate, her husband's supper is cooked on time, but when she starts writing to Michael, a prisoner convicted of murder, she finds herself obsessing about his crime and whether he can ever truly be forgiven....

Kate has no time for herself. Caught in the maelstrom of bringing up two young children with an out-of-work husband, she longs to escape the drudgery of being a wife and a mother. Soon, she starts taking dangerous risks to feel alive....

Alison has flown the nest. But university life is not what she had hoped for, and she finds herself alone and unhappy - until the day her professor takes a sudden interest in her. Then, everything changes....

Three women - all with secrets. And as the days tick down to Michael's release, those secrets can no longer be ignored. A gripping psychological suspense thriller, with a twist that will leave you reeling.

©2017 Karen Osman (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Mystery

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"The Good Mother is an addictive read that had me gripped from the first page to the shocking conclusion at the end!" (Adele O'Neill)
Intriguing Twist • Engaging Storyline • Wonderful Character Twist • Gripping Ending • Complex Hero
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i love book when you can't see the endng coming . i recommend this audio book

Omg ending unpredictable

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I almost gave up on this book as I kept wondering what is going on. Why do we have 3 different women’s stories going on and they don’t have anything to do with each other. But I kept going as each of their stories were intriguing enough that I kept turning the pages. Let me just say “ I didn’t see that coming!” Wow wow wow. What an ending

Holy Mother of Endings!

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The description for 'The Good Mother' is a little bit misleading and the story is very predictable. I figured out 'the twist' half way through the book. That being said, it was worth the listen.

The story line is told by different characters and the listener wonders how the characters' stories will intertwine. Osman has a knack of drawing empathy from her audience, in making women who don't necessarily make great decisions very likable. I didn't want to yell at our heroine who was being abused. I didn't want to say 'What's wrong with you? Get out!!' Instead, I found myself feeling sorry for her, wanting to hug her, and wanting to help her. This is tricky for a writer.

The story held my interest throughout and got me through a couple of long commutes to work. I would recommend it. I just didn't think the description of the book was on point. but I am still glad I took the time to listen to it.

-Wendi

Description a Little Misleading

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This was a meandering story of the lives of three women. I can't say too much without giving away the twist. I can say that after finishing this book, I might go back and listen again ... now that I know the ending. The narration was very good.

Nice Twist

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While I saw where this story was going very early on, I still found the story very interesting and engaging.

Hard to put down!

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This book starts out very confusing, stick with it and the end will blow your mind. Amazing writing. Great story

OMG

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There were parts of this book I liked more than others, as in, I liked certain character parts better than others. Overalls I didn’t care much for the story. It was not exciting and didn’t grab me, although I did care about the characters and wanted good things to happen for them. As another reviewer mentioned, the twist was everything. I was astounded for a few minutes, but that was it. The twist was good enough to make it a 4 star rating, as I will wait a long time for a really good twist. It fell short of 5 though because the story was just not very good. The eventual intertwining of characters was done in such a way that I don’t see very good often.

Ok Book, Excellent Twist!

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Well-woven tale with a twist at the end!
I thought I saw the ending coming - but this author surprised me!

I’ll be looking for more from this author!

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This was not a bad book but the characters never intermingled with each other until the last 10 minutes. I felt like I was listening to 3 separate books all the way to end. In the end I just dont think it was for me. narrator was great!

mixed feelings

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This was a really good book! I agree with one person who wrote that it was confusing at times and that at one point a character was in one place, then suddenly somewhere else. That takes place on chapter 39 (though while listening to it, it says chapter 38). Still, you can fill in a version as to how she got there (if the author had written it in) and it doesn’t take away from the story at all-just a bit confusing. Still a really good read and worth the $$ or credit!!

A really good read!!

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