A Proper Mother
'Scarily good.' Guardian, Crime and thrillers of the month
$21.80
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2025
Summary
Sometimes it’s your own child you’re most afraid of…
‘Scarily good.’ Guardian, Crime and thrillers of the month
‘I devoured this truly superb and extraordinary book… A must-read that will haunt me for a long time!’ Kathryn Croft, author of The Girl With No Past
Ever since an ominous palm-reading on her honeymoon, Frankie has suspected that her youngest son, Michael, is different. From an early age he sees things no one else can. As he grows up – academically gifted, a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780861546992 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0861546997 |
| Author: | Isobel Shirlaw |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Imprint: | Point Blank |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 278g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Shirlaw offers a portrait of a woman facing dreadful dilemma after dreadful dilemma. The violence is handled sensitively and the horrors that are exposed are all too convincing.’ Literary Review
‘I devoured this truly superb and extraordinary book… A must-read that will haunt me for a long time!’ Kathryn Croft, author of The Girl With No Past
Isobel Shirlaw
Isobel Shirlaw has written for The Times Literary Supplement, The Daily Telegraph, the i and The Catholic Herald in the UK and for The Daily Star and New Age (Bangladesh). She won the Fresher Poetry Prize in 2019 and was shortlisted in Poetry London’s pamphlet prize in 2023. She has worked for The Daily Telegraph, the British High Commission, Bangladesh, and for several UK-based charities including Refuge. She lives in Berkshire with her family.
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