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She gave you life. What if she wants it back?
Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY.
‘Mother’s Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted’
HARRIET TYCE, AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE
‘Superbly written and darkly funny. I simply couldn’t look away.’
JANICE HALLETT, AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL AND THE TWYFORD CODE
‘So dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.’
DAISY BUCHANAN, AUTHOR OF INSATIABLE
The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family.
But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes – because the same day, she learns she’s going to be a mother too.
Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna’s living the dream. But is it her dream, or someone else’s?
Now she will have to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for a real family – her future, her freedom, even her unborn child.
‘A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner’
CLAIRE MCGOWAN, AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU DID AND THE OTHER WIFE
‘Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.’
JENNY COLGAN, AUTHOR OF LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY
‘Deliciously dark.’
JOHN MARRS, AUTHOR OF WHAT LIES BETWEEN US AND THE MINDERS
‘Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers’
BETH MORREY, AUTHOR OF SAVING MISSY
‘A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.’
ROBERT THOROGOOD, AUTHOR OF THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB
‘Twists and turns until you really can’t imagine what might happen next’
KATY BRAND, COMEDIAN AND AUTHOR OF PRACTICALLY PERFECT
‘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
Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY.
‘Mother’s Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted’
HARRIET TYCE, AUTHOR OF BLOOD ORANGE
‘Superbly written and darkly funny. I simply couldn’t look away.’
JANICE HALLETT, AUTHOR OF THE APPEAL AND THE TWYFORD CODE
‘So dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.’
DAISY BUCHANAN, AUTHOR OF INSATIABLE
The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family.
But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes – because the same day, she learns she’s going to be a mother too.
Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna’s living the dream. But is it her dream, or someone else’s?
Now she will have to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice for a real family – her future, her freedom, even her unborn child.
‘A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner’
CLAIRE MCGOWAN, AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU DID AND THE OTHER WIFE
‘Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.’
JENNY COLGAN, AUTHOR OF LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY
‘Deliciously dark.’
JOHN MARRS, AUTHOR OF WHAT LIES BETWEEN US AND THE MINDERS
‘Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers’
BETH MORREY, AUTHOR OF SAVING MISSY
‘A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.’
ROBERT THOROGOOD, AUTHOR OF THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB
‘Twists and turns until you really can’t imagine what might happen next’
KATY BRAND, COMEDIAN AND AUTHOR OF PRACTICALLY PERFECT
‘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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Reviews
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.
Fast and funny, dark and beautiful - I loved every page.
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.
A brilliant debut with all the twists and turns of Du Maurier and a stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.
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.
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.
A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner
Deliciously dark, dripping in malice and drenched with razor sharp wit. Burdess is a writer to be watched - and feared.
Wickedly dark and devilishly funny, I loved this original take on the 'mother daughter' relationship. A must read for 2023!
Had me absolutely gripped from the beginning. A dark and claustrophobic tale.
Mother's Day is so dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.
Mother's Day is so dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it.
Mother's Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted and one of the most batsh*t crazy characters you'll ever meet in Marlene.
Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.
Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.
Messed up motherhood at its darkly funny and twisty best - what a debut thriller.
Read this book only if you can drop everything else in your life until you've finished it.
Dark, funny
Wickedly dark
An absolute corker. Twists and turns abound in this sharp psychological thriller that will make you sweat.
Dark and delicious
A sharply written, darkly funny, twisted page-turner about motherhood and madness.
This dark, crazy thriller is one hell of a ride!
A striking look at motherhood and mental distress. Just when you think things can't get any more shocking, they do.