A Mother Like You - Ruby Speechley- Psychological thriller

Kate and her husband James have decided not to have a family only Kate now

realises that she is pregnant. She really isn't sure about telling James as their

whole world will change and she is 45 and thinking this may not last. She is

getting texts and letters threatening her unless she pays £30 -money she really

doesnt have. We don’t know what this is yet about or who from, only that

Kate has a secret past, a secret she has been keeping for over twenty years.

Her ex Paul knows her secret and is threatening to tell . Meanwhile her

mother whom she has been estranged from until recently is ill and also

has her own secrets she now wants to share. Paul says the threats

are not from him, so who is telling her that she should be dead?

Oooh!! One of those reads that begins as slightly domestic noir and

before you know it , there is that sense of unease that something is

lurking. What on earth is Kate’s secret and who is the mystery person?

This is brilliantly written and made me want to turn ever faster.

A thrilling read and a captivating plot. 

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A Mother Like You All mothers have secrets...some are unforgivable

Kate Marshall lives an enviable life. Married to handsome, charming, James, owner of a successful company, she seems to have it all. But falling pregnant at 45 was never part of the plan. Especially as Kate’s hiding a devastating secret – one that she’s been running from for twenty years. So when ex-boyfriend Paul comes back into her life, threatening to expose the truth about what Kate did, the clock is ticking. Can she keep her secrets and finally be the mother she always dreamed of – or will her past lies destroy her perfect life?

An unputdownable, complex and twisty psychological thriller about mothers and daughters – fans of Shalini Boland, Liane Moriarty and Jane Shemilt will love this gripping read. Purchase Links AMZ: https://amzn.to/2FfsLaE Kobo: https://bit.ly/33mjXbc Apple: https://apple.co/35s6KQz

Author Bio – RUBY SPEECHLEY was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and was brought up in a British-Portuguese family. She has an MA in creative writing from Sheffield Hallam and is a Faber Academy alumna. Her work has been longlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction prize, The Bath Novel Award and Caledonia Novel Award, amongst others.

She also won Best Opening Chapter at the York Festival of Writing in 2017. Ruby’s debut novel, Someone Else’s Baby was published by Hera Books in July 2019. It is a chilling psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes a surrogate but finds that her act of kindness comes with devastating consequences. Her second novel, Every Little Secret was published in April 2020. Social Media Links – www.rubyspeechley.com @rubyspeechley