The Perfect Mother
by Claire Allen
All I wanted was to help women become mothers. When I met Alice Monroe, we instantly connected. She was as passionate about motherhood as I was, and I couldn’t wait to support her through this life-changing experience.
But the day that should have been Alice’s happiest, turned into a nightmare. And after Alice’s dreams were shattered, she blamed me. Even though there was nothing I could have done, she wanted to ruin me. I lost my business, my reputation. My world fell apart.
Then, I discovered I was pregnant. That’s why we moved hundreds of miles away to the remote Derry countryside. Now, with this beautiful baby, we can have a fresh start.
But then Alice sends me a message. She knows where we are. And I realise, it doesn’t matter how far we’ve moved, I am not safe from her. My baby is not safe.
She would have been the perfect mother. But if she can’t have her happy family, she’s not going to let me have mine.
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REVIEW
Mel is a doula who was hired by Alice to see her through her pregnancy and birth, Mel made sure that Alice was aware of Mel’s expectations and also limitation, so when Alice tragically lost her baby boy all fingers pointed to Mel despite what happened not being anything that she had done. Alice and her husband Thomas didn’t see it as being other than Mel’s fault and went on a disparaging rampage to ruin Mel’s business and reputation. As soon I started this book and read that Mel was a doula I really felt for her being caught up in Alice losing her baby, but also I have a wishy washy feeling of not really believing a doula is a good idea to begin with – but that is just my opinion. Mel didn’t deserve the treatment she got from Alice but I get that she had to direct her hurt and grief at someone and Mel was supposed to be there to support Alice.
Mel’s world was torn form her and discovering she was newly pregnant, she along with her husband Ed and daughter Tilly decide to move to the remote Derry countryside to get a fresh start, only it isn’t long before anonymous threats begin to dredge her past back up.
I found this a to be a bit of slow paced book despite what was going on and I did struggle to connect to Mel in some way, that being said she did not deserve the hate and vitriol directed at her and to be honest I had guessed who was behind it all but still seeing it all play out made me keep reading.
Author Bio –
Claire Allan is the internationally bestselling author of several psychological thrillers, including Her Name Was Rose. Previously published by Avon, she lives in Derry, Northern Ireland. Boldwood also publish her women’s fiction under the name Freya Kennedy.
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