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Call Me Mummy by Tina Baker is a gripping crime thriller that dives into the desperate lengths one woman will go to have a child. It tells the intense story of a woman who, unable to conceive, takes extreme action by abducting a child from a supermarket. As she raises the child, the narrative unfolds to reveal the tension and emotional turmoil of motherhood and the ramifications of her desperate choice.
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You might enjoy this gripping crime and thriller story if you're intrigued by psychological drama and tense narratives that delve into the complex emotions surrounding motherhood and obsession. The tale skilfully explores the intertwined lives of two women, pulled together by desperation and desire. Perfect for fans of dark, character-driven stories with unexpected twists.

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Call Me Mummy

An emotionally charged psychological thriller that takes the abducted-child plotline to a whole new level. The must-read thriller for 2021.

An emotionally charged psychological thriller that takes the abducted-child plotline to a whole new level. The must-read thriller for 2021.

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Call Me Mummy. It'll be better if you do.

Glamorous, beautiful Mummy has everything a woman could want. Except for a daughter of her very own. So when she sees Kim—heavily pregnant, glued to her phone, and ignoring her eldest child in a busy shop—she does what anyone would do. She takes her. But foul-mouthed little Tonya is not the daughter that Mummy was hoping for.

As Tonya fiercely resists Mummy's attempts to make her into the perfect child, Kim is demonised by the media as a 'scummy mummy', who deserves to have her other children taken too. Haunted by memories of her own childhood and refusing to play by the media's rules, Kim begins to spiral, turning on those who love her.

Though they are worlds apart, Mummy and Kim have more in common than they could possibly imagine. But it is five-year-old Tonya who is caught in the middle...

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Call Me Mummy by Tina Baker is highly praised for its dark and absorbing narrative. Reviewers commend its emotional depth and the lifelike complexity of its characters. The book is described as a powerful, thought-provoking, and unputdownable page-turner with a brilliantly imaginative premise.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788165242

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Viper

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 262g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Tina was brought up in a caravan after her mother, a fairground traveller, fell pregnant by a window cleaner. After leaving the bright lights of Coalville, she came to London and worked as a journalist and broadcaster for thirty years. She's probably best known as a television critic for the BBC and GMTV. Call Me Mummy is Tina's first novel, partly inspired by her own unsuccessful attempts to have a child. Despite the grief and disappointment of that, she hasn't stolen one. So far.

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