The Perfect Mother, Aimee Molloy
The Perfect Mother, Aimee Molloy
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The Perfect Mother
A Novel

Bestseller

Author: Aimee Molloy

Narrator: Cristin Milioti

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper

Published: 05/01/2018


Synopsis

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing.A night out. A few hours of fun. That’s all it was meant to be.They call themselves the May Mothers—a group of new moms whose babies were born in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for some much-needed adult time.When the women go out for drinks at the hip neighborhood bar, they are looking for a fun break from their daily routine. But on this hot Fourth of July night, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is taken from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but her fellow May Mothers insisted everything would be fine. Now he is missing. What follows is a heart-pounding race to find Midas, during which secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are destroyed.Thirteen days. An unexpected twist. The Perfect Mother is a ""true page turner."" —B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors

About Aimee Molloy

Aimee Molloy’s debut novel, The Perfect Mother, was a New York Times bestseller, and has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on May 04, 2018

I enjoyed this quite a lot. The Perfect Mother definitely has something of a Moriarty vibe (Liane, not Jim) but I personally found it better paced. I struggled with the slowness and tame domesticity of Moriarty's The Husband's Secret and Truly Madly Guilty, though I enjoyed the HBO adaptation of Big......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on May 20, 2019

My reviews can also be seen at: [URL not allowed] As soon as I read the description for “The Perfect Mother” I immediately added it to my list of Most Anticipated Reads for 2018. The fact that it was already in production to be made into a major motion picture added to my intri......more

Goodreads review by JanB on November 25, 2018

This was a mixed bag for me for the following reasons: - I'm not a fan of the confession monologue as a means to solve a crime
 - I found it difficult to keep the characters straight and needed to jot notes down as I read.
 - But I loved the focus on motherhood and how difficult it is to balance those......more

Goodreads review by BernLuvsBooks on May 16, 2019

"This will be great. A few hours out. A slice of freedom...Nothing we'll regret. Just one drink." This story had me reading through the night. It was full of twists & turns and secrets & lies. Trying to unravel it all was difficult because the story is told via various (unreliable) points of vie......more