The Mother
$20.63
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
26 July 2022
Summary
Marcia Williams thought she knew her son. She thought he was safe. She was wrong …
Chosen by Bernardine Evaristo as one of her Top 20 Books by Black British Womxn Writers, Yvvette Edwards’ second novel, The Mother, tells Marcia’s story.
Today, Marcia is heading to the Old Bailey. She’s going there to do something no mother should ever have to do: to attend the trial of the boy accused of her son’s murder.
She’s not meant to be that woman; Ryan, her son, wasn’t that kin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529067989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529067987 |
| Author: | Yvvette Edwards |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 26 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Aziza's Secret Fairy Door |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
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 narrator * Mail on Sunday Event Magazine *
Skilfully plotted and heart-wrenching * Stylist *
Thrilling, tense and poignant * Heat *
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 verdict * Woman & Home *
A harrowing tale of a mother’s grief where nothing is certain * Essentials Magazine *
A powerful book that will cut you to the quick * Sun *
A wonderfully vivid and arresting portrait of a mother facing up to the ultimate horror * Scotsman Magazine *
Yvvette Edwards
Yvvette Edwards lives in London. Her first novel, A Cupboard Full of Coats, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. The Mother is her second novel.
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