Mother
Cath had twenty-five perfect days with her newborn daughter before Mia's deadly illness was diagnosed.
As her life implodes, Cath’s despair drives her to a parental support group where she meets a father in a similar situation, the dangerously attractive Richard – charming, handsome and adamant that a cure for their children lies just over the horizon: everything Cath wants to believe.
Their affair – and the chance to escape reality – is unavoidable, but carries catastrophic consequences: the nature of Mia’s illness means that Cath’s betrayal endangers not just her marriage but the life of her baby. Can she stop herself before it’s too late?
Adaptation
Mother has been optioned for television by the multi award-winning production company Clerkenwell Films. Screenwriter Tom Edge (Judy, The Crown, Lovesick, Strike) is writing.
Praise for Mother
‘Brilliant! Cuts to the heart yet powerfully uplifting. Read this book: it’s in a class of its own’ Jane Corry, My Husband’s Wife
‘Beautifully written, heart-breaking and heart-warming, and ultimately uplifting’ Katie Fforde
‘An emotionally-charged, heartstoppingly addictive page turner, which shocks and entertains’ Irish Examiner
‘Human and True.’ The Financial Times
‘Captivating and taut with a powerful emotional message about the balance of motherhood and womanhood’ Carmel Harrington
‘An accomplished debut…Powerful, devastating and beautifully written’ Fionnuala Kearney
‘A unique voice – I raced through the pages!’ Amanda Brooke
Media
Mother was made Book of the Month on Mumsnet.
Mother was picked for Fern Britton’s Book Club (PDF) for Tesco
Mother won the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s prize for new writing, the Joan Hessayon Award. News piece on this award at The Bookseller and an interview here.
Financial Times review.
Irish Examiner review.
Interviews about the book in The Riff-Raff, Hackney Magazine and a CF-related piece at Huffington Post.
Where to buy Mother
Purchase at Amazon UK, Amazon USA, Waterstones, audio book at Audible, and at all good book shops. Italian edition is available through Fabbri.