Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
From the author of The Favor, Nora Murphy's The New Mother is a tense suspense novel that builds to a gripping game of cat-and-mouse, as well as a searing exploration of what it means to be a "good" mother...
Synopsis
From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling-- a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia.
Isolated. Lonely. Tired.
What could be dangerous about making a new friend?
Nothing is simple about being a new mom in a new house with a husband at work all day, especially when your child is fussy. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wanted to be.
Enter Paul, the neighbor.
Paul provides the lifeline she needs in what feels like the most desperate of times. When Paul is helping with Oliver, calmed by his reassuring, steady presence, Nat feels like she can finally rest.
But Paul wants something in return. It's no coincidence that he has befriended Nat--she is the perfect pawn for his own plan.