My Phantoms
About this audiobook
A hostile mother-daughter relationship stands at the center of this astonishing, blackly humorous novel by the acclaimed author of First Love.
Helen Grant is a mystery to her daughter. An extrovert with few friends who has sought intimacy in the wrong places, a twice-divorced mother of two now living alone surrounded by her memories, Helen—known to her acquaintances as “Hen”—has always haunted Bridget.
Now, Bridget is an academic in her forties. She sees Helen once a year and considers the problem to be contained. As she looks back on their tumultuous relationship—the performances and small deceptions—she tries to reckon with the cruelties inflicted on both sides. But when Helen makes it clear that she wants more, it seems an old struggle will have to be replayed.
From the prize-winning author of First Love, My Phantoms is a bold, heart-stopping portrayal of a failed familial bond, which brings humor, subtlety, and new life to the difficult terrain of mothers and daughters.
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About the author
Gwendoline Riley is an English writer born in London. Her novel First Love won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Literature, the Dylan Thomas Prize, and the Gordon Burn Prize. In 2018, the London Times Literary Supplement named her one of the twenty best British and Irish novelists working today.
Hannah Curtis is from the UK and has been acting and narrating for over twenty years. She starred for a long time in British soap Hollyoaks. She has had roles in movies such as The Heavy and guest-starred on ER, in addition to appearing in many TV commercials across Europe and America. She has recorded many audiobooks, including Wave, Dark Eden, The Widow and Queen Anne, and The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Hannah has enjoyed narrating a range of fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and thrillers, using many different accents. She has a home studio and enjoys spending time narrating and recording from there.
