LONGLISTED FOR THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FIRST BOOK AWARDThe most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves. 'Taut, absorbing and psychologically astute, in A Good Enough Mother Bev Thomas combines all the tension of a thriller with the emotional resonance of a powerful family drama.' (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train)Dr Ruth Hartland rises to difficult tasks. She is the director of a highly respected trauma therapy unit.
She is confident, capable and excellent at her job. Today she is preoccupied by her son Tom's disappearance. So when a new patient arrives at the unit - a young man who looks shockingly like Tom - she is floored.
As a therapist, Ruth knows exactly what she should do in the best interests of her client, but as a mother she makes a very different choice - a decision that will have profound consequences. A gripping and deeply intelligent psychological thriller for fans of Apple Tree Yard and Lullaby
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