Try for $0.00
Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
The Mother By cover art

The Mother

By: Anya Mora
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $15.56

Buy for $15.56

Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

On Friday night in the clay fields of Bethel Creek, 17-year-old Daniel Reyes is found brutally attacked and left for dead.

On Saturday morning, Cora Maxwell finds her teenage son’s clothes covered in blood. A small town torn apart by a horrific hate crime. An investigative reporter hell-bent on finding the truth. A mother’s worst nightmare. What really happened to the Reyes boy?

In the heart-stopping and timely suspense novel Secrets Mothers Keep, widow and mother Cora Maxwell faces the hardest decision of her life. In a world where there are few second chances, do you grant one to your child? And if so...what is the cost?
©2021 Anya Mora (P)2021 Vibrance Press
Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Heartfelt
Show more Show less

Love Books? You'll Love Audible.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Transform your day

Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Listen everywhere

Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Carry your entire Library

Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Listen and learn

Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Reach your reading goals

You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.

 Placeholder Image Alt Text

Find your niche

WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.

 Try for $0.00 $14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

What listeners say about The Mother

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for SB
  • SB
  • 07-22-21

Really, really bad

The narrator's performance is over the top. There is a lot of repetition of the mother's inner thoughts in this story, which becomes tedious, lines like..."the person I had been is no longer the person I was", and "facts are not truth and truth is not fact". Huh??

The plot is thin and not well developed. The author just randomly adds in a veritable clown car full of tired plot tropes. The writing style is cheesy and trite.

The characters were not well developed and their interactions were not convincing. Some of the dialogue is cringeworthy....teenage son to mother..."you were upstairs sleeping with your boyfriend in the bed dad built!" Mom's response..."we weren't in the BED!" Aack! Make it stop.

I had to force myself to finish this one.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful