I Did it For You

Paperback Published on: 31/08/2023
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Synopsis

If you could test your son for a gene that predicts violence, would you do it?

Antonia and Bea are sisters, and doting mothers to their sons. But that is where their similarities end.

Antonia had her son tested to make sure he didn't possess the "violent" M gene.

Bea refuses to let her son take the test. His life should not be determined by a positive or negative result.

These women will go to any length to protect their sons.

But one of them is hiding a monster.

And there will be fatal consequences for everybody....

PRAISE FOR JAYNE COWIE:

'Nature, nurture, and parenting styles go to war in Jayne Cowie's tense thriller with a twist' Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX

'Original and unsettling' The Sun

'So timely, so relevant and so remarkably written, it's going to live with me for some time to come' John Marrs, #1 bestselling author of The One

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Cornerstone
  • ISBN: 9781529158908
  • Number of pages: 352
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
  • Weight: 245g
  • Languages: English

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I Did it For You
Dark, dystopian and thought-provoking
This was an interesting take on a near-future dystopian society where boys take the rap for the world's ills and are treated differently according to wheth... READ MORE
KarensBookBag
I Did it For You
Not for me, sorry
This book raises a lot of thought-provoking issues, and although the premise of the story is original I can’t honestly say I enjoyed it. It was well writt... READ MORE
Carole Kendal
I Did it For You
Loved it!
4.5 rounded up How far would a mother be prepared to go for a much loved child? What choices would circumstances force you to make? The ‘M’ gene has bee... READ MORE
Celia Short
I Did it For You
Thought provoking read
Bea & Antonia are sisters but are very different. Antonia is married to a rich doctor & has a lovely home. Bea struggles along with her partner just about ... READ MORE
Maggie Macdonald
I Did it For You
Good book
First, I would like to thank the author, Jayne Cowie, for the great dedication. The author dedicated her latest book titled "I did it for you" to all mothe... READ MORE
Hanna Schneider
I Did it For You
Dark, thought provoking and addictively gripping
I read Jayne Cowie’s debut novel, After Dark, last year, and I absolutely loved it. So I have been eagerly awaiting her follow up novel, I Did It For You. ... READ MORE
Jennifer James
I Did it For You
slow building tension - enjoyable
If you had the opportunity to test your much loved, longed for son to see if he had born with a predisposition toward violent behavior, would you? Or would... READ MORE
MJS
I Did it For You
Gritty and thought-provoking
I haven't read anything by Jayne Cowie before and after finishing this, I won't make that mistake again!! I Did If For You is a gritty look at a world tha... READ MORE
readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk
I Did it For You
A brilliant dystopian read
An excellent dystopian read, all the more nerve-wracking because it could so easily become the norm in the not so distant future. The ways that M+ boys ar... READ MORE
Susan S
I Did it For You
interesting premise
I really enjoyed the premise and the execution of this novel - I'd guessed a couple of the twists but there were one or two that really caught me by surpr... READ MORE
jean