Synopsis
Two Girls. One Chance.
When Lizzie's car crashes with her two daughters inside, she faces a terrible choice. And when she recovers from her injuries, she has to deal with the impact of that tragedy as well as the police investigation into it.
As Lizzie and her family struggle to come to terms with the events of that night, things take an even darker turn. Just what did happen on that remote country road? Who is responsible? And can the family get through this together...Or will the truth finally tear them apart?
A stunning, deeply emotional and beautifully realised cross between SOPHIE'S CHOICE and DAUGHTER.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9781409193791
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
- Weight: 240g
- Languages: English
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A must read
Wow, I really enjoyed this book. Its truly terrifying to even imagine losing a child in such a way. The grief and guilt that come afterward for the family ... READ MORE
This book should come with a warning
A tragic incident leaves a mother with an impossible decision that she hasn’t got time to think about - an awful choice no parent should ever have to make,... READ MORE
Well worth a read
I found this book to start quite slowly but once into the story I really enjoyed it , and what a totally unexpected twist. Highly recommended
A mother’s worst nightmare
This is one of the most heart wrenching books I’ve read!
I read this as part of a read a long where I received the book in 3 parts which worked really we... READ MORE
Emotional struggle
Thought-provoking topic with good discussion questions provided at the end. I read this book in three parts as part of the Read-along in The Book Club. It ... READ MORE
Thought provoking
MOTHER
A tense, emotional story of a family in turmoil, trying to painfully piece back together the life they once had. A car accident on a county road r... READ MORE
Psychological Thriller
A very good psychological thriller, Mother explores the not to be talked about experience of love when there is a birth child and adopted child in the same... READ MORE
Which daughter would you choose to save?
An unimaginably awful situation for any parent to be in. How do you choose which child to save in an awful car accident? And how do you live with that deci... READ MORE
Compelling and Thought Provoking!!
I read this with a reading group, knowing nothing of the author but intrigued by the plot. This is the story of Lizzie and her family. At the start of the ... READ MORE
Beautifully written!
I’d like to thank Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Mother’ written by Laura Jarratt in exchange for my honest an... READ MORE
Recommend
A new to me author and one I would happily read more from.
Mother was a good read with a really different narrative and I really liked the twist.
An emotional psychological thriller
Lizzie and Dan are both lawyers; she's in family law, he's a criminal barrister. They have two daughters; the youngest looks just like Lizzie, the eldest ... READ MORE
An awful and heart-breaking choice
Lizzie Fulton (45), a family-law barrister, is driving her two children, Portia (15) and Becca (7), home after a holiday in the Scottish Borders when their... READ MORE
Could you choose between your children and live with it?
A story of loss, emotions, realisation and the path to finding one another.
Award winning family lawyer Lizzie takes time away from her hectic schedule... READ MORE
A Mothers nightmare!!!
Wow.... what an emotional and gripping book. The decisions the Mother has to make, would make anyones head spin. Great twists throughout and a surprising e... READ MORE
Emotional
I read this book in three parts as part of a read along. This book started brilliantly with a dilemma that no parent wants to have to face, namely choosing... READ MORE
Heartbreaking but brilliant
A harrowing and heartbreaking read, I could not put it down. It spoke lengths about the guilt regarding loss and spoke about topics most are uncomfortable ... READ MORE
A Mother’s Dilemma
Mother
Every Mother’s Nightmare
This book told the story of Lizzie and Dan and their 2 daughters Portia and Becca. It was a compelling read that packed a... READ MORE
Heartbreaking, emotional and full of suspense
Mother is the story of Lizzie who is driving home from holiday with her two daughters in the back of the car. They are involved in a terrible car accident ... READ MORE
What would you do?
I read this book as part of a readalong with my online book club. I was gripped from the initial dilemma at the outset when a car accident forced a mother ... READ MORE
Emotional page-turner
I really enjoyed this book. The choice the mother had to make happened at the beginning of the story so I did wonder how the plot would develop but it did ... READ MORE
Emotional
An emotional, gripping and thought-provoking book. You genuinely question how you would react if you could only save one of your children and what would yo... READ MORE
Hard hitting book of choices no Mother should ever make
Following an accident Lizzie has to make the decision no Mother wants to think about. She has to choose which of her two children's lives to save when she ... READ MORE
Emotional physiological rollercoaster
A very emotional read, had to force myself to stop reading as had other things to do.
Great physiological thriller. As an only child and mother of an only... READ MORE
An Interesting Read
When Lizzie's car crashes with her two daughters inside, she faces a terribible choice. When she recovers from her injuries, she has to deal with the impa... READ MORE
Intense and emotional
When Lizzie is on a journey with her two daughters, she has to make an instantaneous decision when she has a serious crash in her car. After the event, she... READ MORE
Tense and emotional read
The book begins with a car accident where Lizzie is faced with a heart wrenching decision when she can only save one daughter.
This book was an emotional ... READ MORE
An impossible choice - who would you choose?
This book really drew me in and I felt very emotional at times. It’s about a mother who faces an impossible and life changing choice. I was convinced her c... READ MORE
Heartbreaking
As a mother you have to make many decisions, but imagine having decide which child to save in a life and death situation? This is what happens when Lizzie ... READ MORE
Highly recommend this heartwrenching tale!
I received this book via The Book Club online bookclub.
I received this book in three parts, and I can tell you waiting for the next part was driving me C... READ MORE
An emotional drama
I flew through this book thanks to the deliciously ambiguous set ups that left me needing so many answer.
Powerful and emotional, this was a dark enjoyable... READ MORE
Thought Provoking
I read this as part of a readalong with a Facebook group and read it in 3 parts. The book starts brilliantly with a thought-provoking dilemma - Lizzie and ... READ MORE
Every Parent’s Nightmare
As a parent, I found this book incredibly emotional and thought provoking. It does not bear thinking about - having to choose one child over the other in a... READ MORE
A great premise which fizzles out...
I read this as part of an online book club. The premise of having to chose between your children is certainly a gripping one and the book started promising... READ MORE
Emotional Rollercoaster
Mother by Laura Jarratt
This book was a rollercoaster of emotions! It is a story like no other I have read before. If you are a mother yourself, then this... READ MORE
Real page turner
I was given this book for free in return for an honest review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down, staying up all night to find out ho... READ MORE
Emotional
Lizzie and her daughters are traveling back from their holiday. She's married but he stayed at home. She decided to travel late so he would be in bed by th... READ MORE
Thoughtprovking
When Lizzie is driving at night she is forced off the road and into Lake, with her two daughters in the back and the car sinking fast she can only save one... READ MORE
Parents DO have favorites..
I had the opportunity to read "Mother" in three installments with my FB bookclub, and this was one of the most fun to read as a group.
If you are a parent... READ MORE
An emotional read about the consequences of a difficult choice
Mother tells the tale of a woman having to make one of the most difficult choices ever - and the consequences of making that choice. It starts off at a gr... READ MORE
What does it mean to be a mother?
A truly heart-breaking start to this book had me hooked. A mother, in a desperate situation, making an impossible choice. And then the fall-out and the inv... READ MORE
Raw, emotional read!
“Everything is do is for my daughters. Everything.” Lizzie Fulton’s words begin Mother, an unputdownable story of loss, grief and the courage to go on.
Wh... READ MORE
A superb read
I must admit that prior to receiving an invite to take part in the blog tour for ‘Mother’, I hadn’t actually come across Laura Jarratt before. Having enjo... READ MORE
It was okay...
Driving home late at night with her two daughters in the car, Lizzie is involved in a car accident and is forced to make a horrific decision - which of her... READ MORE
Exciting read
I read this book as part of a readalong with my book club and absolutely loved it. It’s a heartbreaking tale about a mother who has to choose which child t... READ MORE
Brilliant start, pace slows but still a good read
I was gripped by the first half of this book and it was looking like a 5 star review was on the cards. But then it started to get a bit repetitive and unw... READ MORE
Believable & Engaging
This is an engaging book, quite light and easy to predict at times, but it doesn’t detract from wanting to know more, and it does a great job of keeping th... READ MORE
Absolutely gripping, brutally honest
This is one of those books that really make the reader ask,'What would I do?´. This is a story of devastating loss, the wide reaching ripples of the action... READ MORE
A Mother’s Impossible Choice
I read this book in three parts for my book group read along. The story focuses on Lizzie who is a parent of 2 girls. Following a car accident where she an... READ MORE
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