The Girlfriend, Michelle Frances
The Girlfriend, Michelle Frances
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The Girlfriend

Author: Michelle Frances

Narrator: Henrietta Meire

Unabridged: 10 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2018


Synopsis

A chilling domestic thriller, The Girlfriend brilliantly renders the relationships between a fiercely protective mother, a charming son, and the young woman who will stop at nothing to come between them.Laura Cavendish can’t wait to meet the woman who’s won her son’s affection. Despite a successful career in television and a long, prosperous marriage, Laura’s world revolves around kind, talented Daniel. She pictures his new girlfriend, Cherry, becoming a close friend and confidante … one day, even a daughter-in-law. But although Cherry is beautiful and amiable, Laura can’t warm to her. There’s something about the possessive way she touches Daniel, the little lies Laura detects. Cherry seems to resent Laura, driving a wedge between mother and son—until one day Daniel is injured in a terrible accident. Six months later, with Daniel still in a coma and facing death, Laura makes a fateful decision—and carries out an astonishing deceit. A handsome doctor for a husband, with a trust fund and a family villa in Saint-Tropez—it was all supposed to be Cherry’s. Now, instead of living with Daniel in his impeccable home, she’s jobless and broke. And then Cherry discovers Laura’s stunning deception. But Cherry is too clever, too ambitious to let her get away with it. She has already transformed herself into Daniel’s dream woman. Now she’ll become Laura’s worst nightmare.Author Michelle Frances masterfully weaves both women’s perspectives into this gripping, artfully plotted psychological thriller, propelling the reader through one dark twist after another toward a shocking, unforgettable finale.

About Michelle Frances

Michelle Frances has worked in film and television for sixteen years as a script editor and producer. She is currently head of development at BBC Wales Drama, producers of Dr. Who, War and Peace, and Sherlock, working across a number of in-house shows and overseeing book adaptations. She has previously worked as a script editor and producer at Fremantle Media and then at Company Pictures, where she was associate producer on Shameless.

About Henrietta Meire

Henrietta Meire is a full-time voice-over artist and actress. In addition to narrating audiobooks, she has voiced numerous commercial and charity campaigns, as well as video game and animation characters. As an actress, she has appeared on stage, on television, and in a number of popular films.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on August 24, 2017

This review is featured on my Mini Review Monday segment: I think this would be better suited as a domestic drama than being pushed as a thriller of any variety. I know that psychological thrillers are hot right now and the title sells books, but readers like me who go in with certain expectations wi......more

Goodreads review by Berit☀️✨ on July 21, 2019

4.25 slow burning stars🌟🌟🌟🌟.25 What do you get when the ultimate helicopter mom and the ultimate gold digger go head to head? You get a pretty spectacular book! Laura is a true mama bear who cannot let go... her obsession with her only son borders on odd...Cherry grew up thinking she deserved so much......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on February 18, 2018

3 Stars. Laura loves her life: she has an amazing relationship with her son Daniel and she has an uber successful job. In an instant it comes crashing down and Laura doesn’t see it coming. It happens because of a girl Daniel has become smitten with: Cherry. She is a gorgeous gal who works in real est......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on March 11, 2018

4 inventive and suspenseful stars to The Girlfriend! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Michelle Frances told quite the original tale. Laura is a mother who feels like she has it all. Until one day, her son, Daniel, with whom she is over-involved, brings home Cherry, a girl who Laura firmly believes is all wrong for Danie......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on October 27, 2017

Cherry has never known what it was like to have money coming from the poor side of town where her single mother worked for years in a supermarket with no hope of anything better. Cherry was determined that was not going to be how she spent her life and spent a few months making appointments for real......more


Quotes

“A taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted. Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home!” Karen Rose, New York Times bestselling author

“One of the best books I’ve read in a long, long time. I loved The Girlfriend!” Lisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author

“This debut novel will appeal to fans of fast-paced psychological thrillers led by deliciously vile female characters.” Library Journal

“[In] Frances’ gripping debut…the tension rises as the two women hurtle toward a final confrontation. Fans of psychological thrillers will eagerly look forward to Frances’ next book.” Publishers Weekly

“A juicy thriller and utterly compulsive reading.” Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You

“An original and chilling portrayal of twisted relationships.” Debbie Howell, author of The Bones of You


Awards

  • BookRiot Pick