The Mother

Name: The Mother
Rating: 4.568862438201904 (167 reviews)

Tess Stimson

Apr 2019 · HarperCollins UK

167 reviews

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‘Dark. Twisty. Addictive. I couldn’t put it down’ LISA JEWELL

She loves her family. She’d never let anything happen to them ... Would she?

On the outside, Maddie is a happy young mother with a new baby. But on the inside, she’s afraid.

Afraid that her marriage to Lucas isn’t what she thought.

Afraid that she’s having mysterious blackouts where her memories should be.

But how can she ask for help when something terrible is done to her family?

Who can she turn to, who can she trust?

And how does she know it wasn’t her?

A gripping domestic thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, TM Logan and Andrea Mara

Previously published as Picture of Innocence

‘Dark. Twisty. Addictive. I couldn’t put it down’ LISA JEWELL She loves her family. She’d never let anything happen to them ... Would she? On the outside, Maddie is a happy young mother with a new baby. But on the inside, she’s afraid. Afraid that her marriage to Lucas isn’t what she thought. A...

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167 reviews

Hollie Stevens

December 31, 2023

This book is AMAZING. I thought I'd worked it all out, then, BAM, a huge twist that I didn't see coming, then I thought I'd worked it out again and BAM, another huge twist. absolutely loved it from start to finish

Gemma Darking

November 20, 2022

This book was so good could not put it down... It had me hooked from the very start... I like books like this that you just get drawn into and have a real clear pic of each and every character... What was also good is every other few chapter's was a story about someone else I won't say who or will spoil it but was a child's life story that at the end of the book tied up with the rest of the story... I loved it and would recommend to any thriller fan... Its worth all 5 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍

Nosheen

December 2, 2022

This book was brilliant. I had many late nights because of it, I just couldn't put it down to go to sleep. A lot of twists. definitely one to read. Good ending too.

About the author

Tess Stimson is the British author of ten novels, including top-ten bestseller The Adultery Club, and two non-fiction books, which between them have been translated into dozens of languages.

Her first "proper" job after graduating from St Hilda's College, Oxford (where she read English) was as a news trainee with ITN (Independent Television News). She reported and produced regional and world stories, travelling to hotspots and war-zones all over the globe.

In 2002, she was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of South Florida and moved to the US. She now lives and works in Vermont with her husband, Erik, their three children, and (at the last count) two cats, three fish, one gerbil and a large number of bats in the attic.

Tess Stimson is the British author of ten novels, including top-ten bestseller The Adultery Club, and two non-fiction books, which between them have been translated into dozens of languages. Her first "proper" job after graduating from St Hilda's College, Oxford (where she read English) was as a ...

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