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A Proper Mother

'Scarily good.' Guardian, Crime and thrillers of the month
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Sometimes it's your own child you're most afraid of... Scarily good. Guardian, Crime and thrillers of the month I devoured this truly superb and extraordinary book... A must-read that will haunt me for a long time! Kathryn Croft, author of The Girl With No Past Ever... Read More
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A Proper Mother

One mother's life falls to pieces in this eerie psychological thriller

One mother's life falls to pieces in this eerie psychological thriller

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Sometimes it's your own child you're most afraid of...

Scarily good. Guardian, Crime and thrillers of the month

I devoured this truly superb and extraordinary book... A must-read that will haunt me for a long time! Kathryn Croft, author of The Girl With No Past

Ever since an ominous palm-reading on her honeymoon, Frankie has suspected that her youngest son, Michael, is different. From an early age, he sees things no one else can. As he grows upβ€”academically gifted, a musical prodigy and with an unshakeable religious faithβ€”his mother can no longer deny there is something strange about him, or that it frightens her.

It is only when Frankie learns Michael is sliding into drugs and violence that she realises she can't keep ignoring the past. But by confronting her destructive marriage and her own responsibility for all that has gone wrong, she begins to see there is something darker at play.

Captivating and intriguing. C. L. Jennison, author of What's Mine is Yours

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780861546992

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Point Blank

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Isobel Shirlaw has written for The Times Literary Supplement, The Daily Telegraph,Β theΒ iΒ andΒ The Catholic HeraldΒ in the UKΒ and forΒ The Daily StarΒ andΒ New AgeΒ (Bangladesh). She won the Fresher Poetry Prize in 2019 and was shortlisted in Poetry London’s pamphlet prize in 2023. She has worked forΒ The Daily Telegraph,Β the British High Commission, Bangladesh, and for several UK-based charities including Refuge. She lives in Berkshire with her family.

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