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Mother Loves Me
- Author
- Abby Davies
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 August 2020
- Run Time
- 9 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
One little girl.
Mirabelle’s mother loves her. She’s her ‘little doll’. Mother dresses her, paints her face, and plaits her hair. But as Mirabelle grows, the dresses no longer fit quite as well, the face paint no longer looks quite so pretty. And Mother isn’t happy.
Two little girls.
On Mirabelle’s 13th birthday, Mother arrives home with a present – a new sister, 5-year-old Clarabelle, who Mother has rescued from the outside world.
But Mother only needs one.
As it dawns on Mirabelle that there is a new ‘little doll’ in her house, she also realizes that her life isn’t what she thought it was. And that dolls often end up on the scrap heap…
‘Horribly gripping with a heart pounding climax. It gave me shivers’ Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple
‘Utterly gripping and totally original…disturbing and claustrophobic and quite brilliant’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days
‘A shattering and original psychological thriller that will leave you breathless…a stunning debut’ Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish
‘Deliciously creepy…unfolded with great pace in shocking ways ’ M. J. Ford, author of Hold My Hand
‘Incredibly fast-paced and creepy, I absolutely flew through Mother Loves Me’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
‘A claustrophobic and twisted tale! Packed with creepiness, tension and so many 'hold your breath' moments I was left gasping for air’ Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie
‘With echoes of Emma Donoghue's Room, this twisty, creepy thriller cries out to be read in one nail-biting session’ Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns
Critics Review
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‘“Mother” is one of the creepiest, most sinister characters I’ve ever encountered…horribly gripping with a heart pounding climax. It gave me shivers’ Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple
‘Mother Loves Me is both utterly gripping and totally original. It’s disturbing and claustrophobic and quite brilliant’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days
‘A shattering and original psychological thriller that will leave you breathless. Raw and visceral, Mother Loves Me, is a relentlessly compelling story of madness and survival. A stunning debut by Abby Davies’ Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish
‘Deliciously creepy…unfolded with great pace in shocking ways – an original, terrifying and inspired look at the sometimes narrow boundary between love and madness. I was rooting for Mirabelle from the opening page’ M. J. Ford, author of Hold My Hand
‘Incredibly fast-paced and creepy, I absolutely flew through Mother Loves Me. Abby is a wonderful new talent’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
‘A claustrophobic and twisted tale! Packed with creepiness, tension and so many 'hold your breath' moments I was left gasping for air’ Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie
‘With echoes of Emma Donoghue's Room, this twisty, creepy thriller cries out to be read in one nail-biting session’ Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns
‘A 5-star thriller’ Bookmark That
‘Every time I think there can’t be something more twisted, there is!’ Book n Banter
‘It really managed to get inside my head’ Over the Rainbow
‘An intense sense of foreboding permeating the pages’ Nicki’s Life of Crime blog
‘Sizzles with tension, sends shivers down your spine, and has you on the edge of your seat’ Emma’s Biblio Treasures
‘An extraordinary debut’ Karen Reads and Recommends
‘I was left open mouthed ’ This Hannah Reads
‘Abby Davies has well and truly knocked it out of the park ’ Honest Mam Reader
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
This book was amazing, really really good, edge of your seat kind of good, it kept me gripped. Goes in my top 5 favourites.
kirstycarr81 2023-03-04
Details
- Author
- Abby Davies
- Narrator
- Sarah Lambie
- Duration
- 9 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 August 2020
- ISBN
- 9780008389536
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime & mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
The creepiest debut thriller you will read this year! One little girl. Mirabelle’s mother loves her. She’s her ‘little doll’. Mother dresses her, paints her face, and plaits her hair. But as Mirabelle grows, the dresses no longer fit quite as well, the face paint no longer looks quite so pretty. And Mother isn’t happy. Two little girls. On Mirabelle’s 13th birthday, Mother arrives home with a present – a new sister, 5-year-old Clarabelle, who Mother has rescued from the outside world. But Mother only needs one. As it dawns on Mirabelle that there is a new ‘little doll’ in her house, she also realizes that her life isn’t what she thought it was. And that dolls often end up on the scrap heap… ‘Horribly gripping with a heart pounding climax. It gave me shivers’ Jackie Kabler, author of The Perfect Couple ‘Utterly gripping and totally original…disturbing and claustrophobic and quite brilliant’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days ‘A shattering and original psychological thriller that will leave you breathless…a stunning debut’ Liv Constantine, author of The Last Mrs Parrish ‘Deliciously creepy…unfolded with great pace in shocking ways ’ M. J. Ford, author of Hold My Hand ‘Incredibly fast-paced and creepy, I absolutely flew through Mother Loves Me’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House ‘A claustrophobic and twisted tale! Packed with creepiness, tension and so many 'hold your breath' moments I was left gasping for air’ Sam Carrington, author of Saving Sophie ‘With echoes of Emma Donoghue's Room, this twisty, creepy thriller cries out to be read in one nail-biting session’ Carolyn Kirby, author of The Conviction of Cora Burns
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