The Girlfriend

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 cant wait to meet the woman whos won her sons affection. Despite a successful career in television and a long, prosperous marriage, Lauras 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 cant warm to her. Theres something about the possessive way she touches Daniel, the little lies Laura detects. Cherry seems to resent Laura, driving a wedge between mother and sonuntil 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 decisionand carries out an astonishing deceit. A handsome doctor for a husband, with a trust fund and a family villa in Saint-Tropezit was all supposed to be Cherrys. Now, instead of living with Daniel in his impeccable home, shes jobless and broke. And then Cherry discovers Lauras stunning deception. But Cherry is too clever, too ambitious to let her get away with it. She has already transformed herself into Daniels dream woman. Now shell become Lauras worst nightmare.Author Michelle Frances masterfully weaves both womens perspectives into this gripping, artfully plotted psychological thriller, propelling the reader through one dark twist after another toward a shocking, unforgettable finale.