The Surrogate

By: Iain Maitland

Narrated by: Imogen Church

Lucy will carry Sophie's child. But she does want something in return…

Sophie should be the happiest woman in the world. A good job. A nice home. Best of all, she is married to Matt, the love of her life.

But there's one thing she doesn't have—a baby. She knows that without a child of her own to love, she will never feel complete. This emptiness at the centre of her life is driving her to the edge of madness.

Then Lucy, her best friend forever, comes back to live in their hometown—and offers to have a baby for Sophie.

Which sounds wonderful. But Sophie doesn't realise that Lucy has a sinister agenda of her own. And together they are about to take a journey to the innermost circle of hell.

The Surrogate is a shocking psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Frieda McFadden, John Marrs, and Kiersten Modglin.

©2025 Iain Maitland (P)2025 Podium Audio

Hard to get through

I really tried to like this book, it had the makings of a good story... but OMG the characters were awful. Every single one was insufferable and unimaginably stupid. Every choice they made was bad. The ending seems like the author just gave up too. Not one of their best, but I'll try another and I'm sure this was more of a one off.

I love Imogen Church so much!!

story was quite predictable and it left you on a shitty cliffhanger that never gets resolved. 🤦🏼‍♀️. it was decent at best.