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The Mother

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03 March 2022
272 pages
9781529067989
Imprint: Pan

Reviews

As emotionally satisfying as it is simply constructed, The Mother tells the tale of every woman's worst nightmare: losing a child, then having to face in court the man accused of murdering that child . . . A powerful scenario, and Yvvette Edwards, in only her second novel, explores it with skill and subtlety, finding shards of humanity in her bitter, combustible narratorMail on Sunday Event Magazine
Skilfully plotted and heart-wrenchingStylist
Thrilling, tense and poignantHeat
A compelling novel that gets into the head of a mother attending the trial of the boy accused of murdering her son. Her story gathers momentum and tension until the final verdictWoman & Home