What's it about? From Pamela Dorman Books:
"A riveting page-turner that lets us inside the secret world of therapist and patient, where boundaries get crossed, and events spiral out of control. . .
Ruth Hartland is a psychotherapist with years of experience. But professional skill is no guard against private grief. The mother of grown twins, she is haunted by the fact that her beautiful, difficult, fragile son Tom, a boy who never “fit in,” disappeared a year and a half earlier. She cannot give up hope of finding him, but feels she is living a kind of half-life, waiting for him to return.
Enter a new patient, Dan–unstable and traumatized–who looks exactly like her missing son. She is determined to help him, but soon, her own complicated feelings, about how she has failed her own boy, cloud her professional judgement. And before long, the unthinkable becomes a shattering reality….
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Read an excerpt of A Good Enough Mother. A reading group guide is also available.
"Bev Thomas was a clinical psychologist in the NHS for many years. She currently works as an organizational consultant in mental health and other services. She lives in London with her family."
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This novel sounds enthralling and riveting. Thanks for this lovely feature and giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good one. Even the title draws you in, since what mother wants to settle for 'good enough?'
ReplyDeleteI, also, love the gorgeous cover!
ReplyDeleteI have seen this book cover all over the internet lately! Definitely want to read it.
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