Not My Mother

By: Miranda Smith

Narrated by: Lauryn Allman

Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's Summary

What if the person you trust most in the world is lying to you? 

I’d heard of the Baby Caroline case, of course. When a baby is snatched from her mother’s arms, the whole country knows about it. I knew about the parents left lying by the swimming pool, the open window in the nursery. But I never dreamed it had anything to do with me. 

Today, my beautiful daughter turned one. We were unwrapping gifts and blowing out candles when the knock came at the door, and they took my mother away. The police say she’s not really my mother. That she stole me, 30 years ago.

When I visit her, desperate for answers, she looks me in the eye, and says nothing. I can barely breathe. Is my whole life a lie? I have to find out, but the more I learn, the more scared I become. And soon I start to wonder, am I losing my grip on reality, or is my own daughter in terrible danger? 

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Ruth Ware, and Lisa Jewell. 

©2021 Miranda Smith (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

PERFECT

What else can I say...other one than in my opinion the author did it all as well as did the narrator! Thank you Audible!

Don't pass this one up!

I'm a fan of Miranda Smith and like her other titles, this one was really good. Marion has led a pretty sheltered life on account of her mother never wanting to travel or go anywhere. Never knowing fully why, Marion was prohibited from participating in school trips, sleep overs, and often wondered why she'd never met any other family members to include her own father. Now, an adult with a child of her own, Marion's life is flipped on its head when her mother is arrested at the birthday party she's put together for her own one-year old daughter, Ava. With so many questions and very few answers, Marion is determined to get to the bottom of everything only, who is she to believe? Will she believe the mother who raised her or the one claiming to be her mother after years of trying to find her after she was kidnapped from her crib at just three months old? The book goes back and forth from past and present. It is told from Marion's present time and Eileen's past. Brace yourselves for a plot-twisting ride as Marion seeks out the truth of the past.

Ruined by the ending

Don’t want to give any hints on how it ended but I felt it was ridiculous. Had to put away all sense if reality. The first 3/4 of the book was great and as was the narrator.

Story is ok, narration is annoying

Okay story, few twists and turns, the narrator sounds like she has a mouthful of water at all times and it is ver distracting.

Definitely Read This One!

I stumbled across this book looking for my next listen. It had an interesting storyline, and after listening to the sample, I figured I would give it a shot. This book did not disappoint. It kept me wanting to listen. The writing, the story, the narration, all of it were on point. Get this one, you won't regret it!

Fantastic!!

Pulls you in from the first chapter. So many surprises. Fantastic story and great narrator.

Enjoyed it

It was a unique perspective on a situation that is inconceivable to imagine. I enjoyed it!

A great read

Kept me wanted to keeping listening. Edge on your dear read. It won’t disappoint. Loved it!

Couldn’t put it down

This one has me going, just when I thought I had it figured out… it switched up and I was sucked in again! Loved this book so much, listened twice! One of the best purchases I’ve made! I’ll listen to this author again.

Very good

Unexpected & very well done. Reader did an excellent job as well! Worth the time spent.

Entertaining listen

Entertaining and very well narrated. It’s a then and now scenario which has become very popular in recent years. I must confess to a few eye rolls, when you realise what is going on and you hear “chapter xxxx”, there just seems to be too many chapters left to fill. But it was fine.

Didn't hang together for me

She loves her mother but immediately believes she isn't her mother. The mother with the abusive background immediately becomes a paragon of virtue with no flaws other than secrecy. The DNA is ignored until too late in the book. Too many holes in the plot. Disappointing

KEPT ME GRIPPED FROM PAGE ONE

Every now and then a book comes along that you find yourself reading slower and slower because you’re enjoying the storyline and characters so much you literally don’t want to finish reading it. This is one of those books. Although the twists and turns did sometimes force me to go back over a few pages to make sure I’d read it right. No spoilers here, but this book would make a brilliant film.