TITLE: A Mother’s Lie
CHARACTERS: Beth & Dana
AUTHOR: Sarah Zettel
PUBLICATION DATE: 04/07/20
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
A compulsive family drama about a mother’s desperate search to reclaim her daughter from the horrors of her own past, perfect for fans of Then She Was Gone.
Beth Fraser finally has her life together. She’s built a successful career in the tech sector, has a bright fifteen-year-old daughter, and she’s completely erased all evidence of her troubled past. At least that’s what she thought.
Dana Fraser always wondered why she’s the only kid with two backup phones, emergency drills, and a non-negotiable check-in time every single day. When a stranger approaches her on the street claiming to be her grandmother, Dana starts to question what else her mother has been hiding.
Soon Beth’s worst nightmare is coming true: Dana is in grave danger, and unless Beth is willing to pull one last con job for her parents, she may never see her daughter again.
REVIEW:
This book was hard to decide on a rating so I went right down the middle. The story was interesting and I liked that the memories of Beth’s life wasn’t told in a matter of a few pages and those few pages affected her whole life. There is a slow unwind of Beth’s past which helps the reader understand why Beth is the way she is.
Now there is Dana who has no idea why her mother is the way she is and honestly I felt for Dana. Her mom is nuts in her opinion and would have long ago sent me out into my own world without my mother in it.
The story had me interested in the past but the end left me a bit bereft. It seemed so rushed.
A hard book to like but I didn’t dislike it. Does that make sense?
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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