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She loves your son. She wants your life. How far would you go to protect your son?
Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three year-old son, Daniel, who is kind, handsome, and talented. Then Daniel meets Cherry. Cherry is young, beautiful and smart but hasn’t led Laura’s golden life. And she wants it.
When tragedy strikes, a decision is made and a lie is told. A lie so terrible it changes their lives forever . . .
The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances is a gripping and chilling debut psychological thriller – the story of a mother, a son, his girlfriend and an unforgivable lie.
Review
I had heard the hype about this book, something that normally makes me avoid a book, but I was intrigued, so decided to read it for myself and I am so glad I did.
It was so refreshing to read a book - just read it, and not try to second guess what was really happening as I usually do. The style of writing and the pace of the book meant that I had no time to try and think ahead, it just drew me in and I was totally absorbed in the tale.
I loved the ordinariness of the book. Day to day life, normal events, someone working in Tesco, but of course with twists. I kept changing camps whilst reading the book. Was I on the side of the mother Laura, or Cherry the girlfriend. Different view points meant you never really felt on either side the whole time. I devoured this book over two days - I really couldn't wait to pick it up again and just get lost in the pages.
If I have one tiny gripe it was at the beginning of the book when a character talked about his pants. Now being British that means underwear, but I think it was the American meaning of trousers that was being referred to. I see now that the author has lived in the USA - I did wonder if she was American. It was the only slip in an otherwise perfect novel.
I loved the ending - my heart was in my mouth. I don't do spoilers so I can't say anymore than that. A sign of a good book for me is when you are still thinking about it. I had a thought pop in my head that maybe I was on a different side than the one I was on at the end of the book. And so it goes on...........
I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars and look forward to more from this author.
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