Mother Dearest: A Novel

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Ally Demeter, Alyssa Keyne, Chloe Nosan, Chris Ciulla, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, E. A. Castillo, Emma Paige West, Ina Barrón, Jesse Vilinsky, Major Curda, Max Meyers, Megan Tusing, Michelle H. Lee, Sal Barone, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Shahjehan Khan, and Steve Wagner
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A pulse-pounding, “you have to read it to believe it” domestic suspense novel featuring a young woman writing letters to her estranged mother about the man she’ll marry...except he already has a wife and family.

Imogene always wanted her freedom from her mother, and now she has it.


Mother Dearest,

I am still trying to sift through the events of last night. It all feels very surreal. When I woke up this morning, I hoped it was a dream. I’d even accept it as a nightmare. But it’s not. I’m not with you and that alone feels catastrophic. I can’t believe we had our first fight!

But the tendrils connecting a mother to her daughter will always run deep.

Freedom is a funny thing. It’s something I wanted so badly, but now I’m wondering if what I had with you was better? Is the price of all of this going to be worth it? Do you miss me yet?
What you said was hurtful, but I know I deserved it. I’m still processing my departure, it was rather sudden. I hope you know I haven’t been planning this. It just happened.

Imogene doesn't know how to handle her mother's estrangement. But then she meets the perfect man, the one even her mother would approve of. She just knows that once they get married, her mother will welcome her back with open arms. Except he has a wife and daughter.

As mother always said, a problem is only a problem until you solve it.

A claustrophobic and can’t-look-away thriller, MOTHER DEAREST will have you on the edge of your seat with this sharp story you won’t ever forget.

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A pulse-pounding, “you have to read it to believe it” domestic suspense novel featuring a young woman writing letters to her estranged mother about the man she’ll marry...except he already has a wife and family. Imogene always wanted her freedom from her mother, and now she has it. Mother Deare...

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CLARE BIRD has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Utah State University, with a minor in Family Human Development and a certificate in Women's and Gender Studies. She has published two short stories. Hiding Behind Pretty is published in Arizona’s Emerging Writers. The Shooter’s Sister, also a short story, in America’s Emerging YA Writers: West Edition. She co-authored two research papers focusing on teens and technology in the Marriage & Family Review and Emerging Adulthood. Mother Dearest is her debut novel.
CLARE BIRD has a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Utah State University, with a minor in Family Human Development and a certificate in Women's and Gender Studies. She has published two short stories. Hiding Behind Pretty is published in Arizona’s Emerging Writers. The Shooter’s Sis...

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