Mothers' instinct : a novel of suspense
Abel, Barbara, 1969-2024
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David and Laetitia Brunelle and Sylvain and Tiphaine Geniot are inseparable friends and next-door neighbours in a pretty, tranquil suburb. Their sons Milo and Maxime, born in the same year, grow up together as close as brothers. But when Maxime is killed in an accident, their idyllic world shatters. Maxime's parents, Sylvain and Tiphaine, are consumed by grief and bitterness, while David and Laetitia are wracked with guilt for their role in the tragedy. Soon the couples are barely speaking, although they maintain a polite façade. Then a mysterious series of "accidents" begins to happen to Milo, raising Laetitia's suspicions. Are their former best friends trying to punish them by threatening their son. As an increasingly paranoid Laetitia frantically tries to protect Milo from harm, the little civility left between the two families curdles into outward hostility. Is Laetitia just imagining things. Or are Sylvain and Tiphaine secretly conspiring to exact their revenge and if so, who will pay In her American debut, blockbuster Belgian author Barbara Abel plunges into the deepest, darkest corners of her characters' hearts and minds to explore the limits of friendship, the overwhelming power of maternal love, and how far hate, fear, and vengeance can drive us.
Main title:
Mothers' instinct : a novel of suspense / Barbara Abel ; translated from the French by Susan Pickford.
Author:
Abel, Barbara, 1969-, authorPickford, Susan, translator
Imprint:
New York, NY : HarperVia, [2024]©2023
Collation:
292 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published as Derrière la haine in France in 2012.Film tie-in.In English, translated from the French.
ISBN:
97800634146869780063414686
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
563436
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | ABEL | Available |