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Mother's Day by Abigail Burdess

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Mother's Day

Author
Abigail Burdess
Narrator
Abigail Burdess
Publisher
Headline
Publish Date
2 March 2023
Run Time
9 hours 33 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller
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What to expect

Motherhood can be murder...
Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY.

'Terrific, so twisted'
HARRIET TYCE

'One hell of a ride!'
THE SUN

'Superbly written and darkly funny. I simply couldn't look away.'
JANICE HALLETT

'An absolute corker'
GLAMOUR

Anna never had a real family. She never needed one.

But when she meets her birth mother, Marlene, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to have a baby of her own.

Now Anna's hurled headfirst into a new family, whether she wants it or not. At last, Marlene has a chance to become the mother she never was. She's so close, she can practically taste it.

And nothing - or more accurately, no one - will stand in her way.

'Dark, funny'
GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE MONTH

'A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner'
CLAIRE MCGOWAN

'Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.'
JENNY COLGAN

'Deliciously dark.'
JOHN MARRS

'Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers'
BETH MORREY

'A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.'
ROBERT THOROGOOD

'Twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next'
KATY BRAND

'Completely gripping and quite terrifying. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.'
LUCY PORTER

'Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.'
ISY SUTTIE

Critics Review

  • Mother's Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted and one of the most batsh*t crazy characters you'll ever meet in Marlene.

    Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange

  • Superbly written and darkly funny, Mother's Day is an epic psychological thriller that revels in the visceral horror of family relationships. So brilliantly and horrifyingly executed I simply couldn't look away. Abigail Burdess is a refreshing and original writer - don't take your eyes off her.

    Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code

  • Mother's Day is so dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.

    Daisy Buchanan, bestselling author of Insatiable

  • Dark, funny

    Guardian Books of the Month

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  • This dark, crazy thriller is one hell of a ride!

    The Sun

  • Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.

    Jenny Colgan

  • Fast and funny, dark and beautiful - I loved every page.

    Robert Webb, author of How Not To Be a Boy

  • A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner

    Claire McGowan, bestselling author of What You Did and The Other Wife

  • Deliciously dark, dripping in malice and drenched with razor sharp wit. Burdess is a writer to be watched - and feared.

    John Marrs, bestselling author of What Lies Between Us and The Minders

  • A twisted, gruesome and diabolically funny exploration of motherhood that I lapped up like a feral cat. Dark, weird and brilliant, Mother's Day will haunt you - particularly Marlene, a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers.

    Beth Morrey, bestselling author of Saving Missy

  • A brilliant debut with all the twists and turns of Du Maurier and a stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.

    Robert Thorogood, bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club

  • Messed up motherhood at its darkly funny and twisty best - what a debut thriller.

    Cesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time

  • A fresh and complex story about the many layers of motherhood that twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next. Startling and instantly intriguing.

    Katy Brand, comedian and author of Practically Perfect

  • Mother's Day is completely gripping and quite terrifying, an addictive story about motherhood and madness. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.

    Lucy Porter

  • Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.

    Isy Suttie, comedian and author of Jane is Trying

  • Read this book only if you can drop everything else in your life until you've finished it.

    Marianne Levy, author of Don't Forget to Scream

  • Wickedly dark and devilishly funny, I loved this original take on the 'mother daughter' relationship. A must read for 2023!

    Sophie Flynn, author of Keep Them Close

  • Had me absolutely gripped from the beginning. A dark and claustrophobic tale.

    Ingrid Oliver, actor and comedian

  • Wickedly dark

    Crime Monthly

  • An absolute corker. Twists and turns abound in this sharp psychological thriller that will make you sweat.

    Glamour

  • Dark and delicious

    Magic Radio Book Club

  • A sharply written, darkly funny, twisted page-turner about motherhood and madness.

    Platinum

  • A striking look at motherhood and mental distress. Just when you think things can't get any more shocking, they do.

    Socialist Worker

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Details
Author
Abigail Burdess
Narrator
Abigail Burdess
Duration
9 hours 33 minutes
Release Date
2 March 2023
ISBN
9781472295545
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Headline
Genre
Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Thriller / suspense fiction, Psychological thriller

Synopsis

Motherhood can be murder...Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY.'Terrific, so twisted'HARRIET TYCE'One hell of a ride!' THE SUN'Superbly written and darkly funny. I simply couldn't look away.'JANICE HALLETT'An absolute corker' GLAMOURAnna never had a real family. She never needed one.But when she meets her birth mother, Marlene, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to have a baby of her own.Now Anna's hurled headfirst into a new family, whether she wants it or not. At last, Marlene has a chance to become the mother she never was. She's so close, she can practically taste it.And nothing - or more accurately, no one - will stand in her way. 'Dark, funny'GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE MONTH 'A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner'CLAIRE MCGOWAN'Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.'JENNY COLGAN'Deliciously dark.'JOHN MARRS'Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers'BETH MORREY'A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.'ROBERT THOROGOOD'Twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next'KATY BRAND'Completely gripping and quite terrifying. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.'LUCY PORTER'Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.'ISY SUTTIE

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