{"product_id":"mother-dearest-by-clare-bird-9781398557000","title":"Mother Dearest","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA claustrophobic and can’t-look-away thriller, told through letters from daughter to mother, this debut will have you on the edge of your seat with a sharp story that you won’t ever forget.\u003c\/b\u003e Perfect for fans of Liz Nugent, Alice Feeney, and Ashley Audrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. Unique and unforgettable, I loved this book.’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003e— ALICE FEENEY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Had me hooked on Imogene’s misadventures from page one. An addictive read!’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003e— LOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deliciously nasty… I really enjoyed it!’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan\u003e— SABINE DURRANT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImogene Billings has always wanted her freedom from her mother. Now she has it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the ties between a mother and daughter are not so easily broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEstranged from the one person whose approval means everything, Imogene knows she needs to find a way back into Mother's good graces. Then she meets the perfect man: handsome, successful, exactly the kind of husband Mother would approve of. There's just one problem…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe already has a wife and daughter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Mother always taught Imogene that a problem is only a problem until you solve it. And Imogene knows exactly how to deal with this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere's just one thing she hasn't accounted for: her past, which is about to catch up with her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are already obsessed with \u003ci\u003eMother Dearest\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003c\/b\u003e????? \u003cb\u003e5 star reader reviews)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Clare Bird’s insanely unhinged debut novel immediately puts her on my “one to watch” list for the rest of my reading life’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The absolute CHOKEHOLD this book had on me, shew!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘This has to be one of the most unhinged books I’ve read and devoured in a long time’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Clear your schedules when you start this one, folks. It’s a “finish in one sitting” type of book’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘YOOOOOOO!! This book was BANANAS!!’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘I am not sure HOW this is a debut novel, because it is DELIGHTFULLY UNHINGED and I absolutely LOVED it’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68068902109420,"sku":"9781398557000","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781398557000-mother-dearest-1.jpg?v=1793820307","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mother-dearest-by-clare-bird-9781398557000","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}