• The Mothers

  • Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband.
  • By: Sarah J Naughton
  • Narrated by: Nicky Diss
  • Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (168 ratings)

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The Mothers

By: Sarah J Naughton
Narrated by: Nicky Diss
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Publisher's summary

When five very different mothers met in their NCT class three years ago, they had no idea that their lives were to become inextricably entwined.

There's Bella, stay-at-home mum of Teddy. She suffered postpartum psychosis after Teddy's birth. There's Chrissy, divorce lawyer, married to Russell. They're having some problems with their sex life. There's Electra, mother to twins, who is struggling with her son's behaviour. There's Skye, a single mother, who used a sperm donor to have her baby. Then there's Jen. She was supposed to be a mother, but it hasn't worked out like she expected.

In fact, nothing has worked out quite like any of them expected, and now Bella's husband is missing - after stealing a life-changing amount of money from the accountancy he works at. The police want to get to the bottom of what happened, yet the five women seem to be hiding something. But what are they hiding? What secrets could possibly be holding these very different women together?

For fans of Big Little Lies, Friend Request and He Said/She Said, this is first-class psychological suspense from the critically acclaimed Sarah J Naughton.

©2019 Sarah J. Naughton (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group

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Great story

I really enjoyed this book!! It was a little predictable in the end, but a good story nonetheless.
The narration was fabulous!

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Love this book

I loved the narrator’s voice and the story was perfect. Loved the twist at the end :)

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Story and narrator are 5 stars!

Man, was this book hard to put down! So many twists and misdirections and the narrator has the most amazing voice! So pleased with the ending as well. A great book to hold your attention and keep you guessing!

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Reminds me of Big Little Lies….

This was okay. Wouldn’t recommend. A bit predictable but some nice twists. The narrator was good. Not as good as Big Little Lies.

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Among my favorites

Absolutely loved the complexity & craftiness of this story… bravo to both the author and narrator!

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Excellent

One of my favorites! Very different from other books I have listened to. Very fast listen.

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Meh

It was just ok. I enjoyed all of the twists but it felt like it lasted too long in an effort to try and keep you guessing. It fell a bit flat for me.

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Not believable at all

The character development was poor. The ending was partly predictable, but the last twist was so far-fetched and unbelievable and it left me disappointed, especially because it ruined the only aspect of the book I appreciated - the friendship. I was hoping this book would have a Bad Sisters vibe, but the characters are far less relatable/realistic and the storyline is way worse. I did love the narrator. She was excellent.

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I Loved this Book!!

Unpredictable! Kept my attention. I had to keep listening into the early morning hours. One last twist at the end was unexpected for me at least.

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Good escapist stuff

Fun unpredictable mystery I couldn’t guess what or who was going on even to the end. Engaging women whom one could relate to their many experiences.

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