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Informationen zum Autor Abigail Burdess has written for and acted in various comedy shows for the television, radio and stage. She also sometimes writes TV for kids, as well as plays and musicals. She lives in London with her husband, Robert Webb and their two children. Mother's Day is her first novel. Klappentext Motherhood can be murder The last thing Anna needs is a baby. She's never had a real family. Never even wanted one. But when she meets her birth mother, Marlene, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Marlene wants to be a grandmother more than anything else in the world. She's practically made for it. And nothing - or, more accurately, no one - will stand in her way. 'Terrific, so twisted.' - Harriet Tyce 'Dark, funny' Guardian 'One hell of a ride!' The Sun 'So brilliantly executed I simply couldn't look away' Janice Hallett 'An absolute corker.' Glamour 'So dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny.' Daisy Buchanan 'Completely and utterly compelling.' Jenny Colgan 'Deliciously dark.' John Marrs 'Jaw-dropping' Beth Morrey 'Astonishingly good.' Robert Thorogood [wildfire logo] £9.99 Vorwort A gripping, darkly comic thriller from screenwriter Abigail Burdess - the perfect unsettling read for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY. Zusammenfassung Motherhood can be murder... Perfect for fans of MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER, MAGPIE and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY. 'T errific, so twisted' HARRIET TYCE 'One hell of a ride!' THE SUN 'Superbly written and darkly funny . I simply couldn't look away.' JANICE HALLETT 'An absolute corker' GLAMOUR Anna never had a real family. She never needed one. But when she meets her birth mother, Marlene, everything changes - because the same day, she learns she's going to have a baby of her own. Now Anna's hurled headfirst into a new family, whether she wants it or not. At last, Marlene has a chance to become the mother she never was. She's so close, she can practically taste it. And nothing - or more accurately, no one - will stand in her way. 'Dark, funny' GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE MONTH 'A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner' CLAIRE MCGOWAN 'Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling.' JENNY COLGAN 'Deliciously dark.' JOHN MARRS 'Marlene is a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers' BETH MORREY 'A stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good.' ROBERT THOROGOOD 'Twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next' KATY BRAND 'Completely gripping and quite terrifying. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns.' LUCY PORTER 'Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down.' ISY SUTTIE ...
