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Description for The Mother
Hardback. Marcia Williams thought she knew her son. She thought he was safe. She was wrong. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 492. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Yvvette Edwards' second novel, The Mother, tells Marcia's story.
Today, Marcia is heading to the Old Bailey. She's going there to do something no mother should ever have to do: to attend the trial of the boy accused of her son's murder.
She's not meant to be that woman; Ryan, her son, wasn't that kind of boy. But Tyson Manley is that kind of a boy and, as his trial unfolds, it becomes clear that it's his girlfriend Sweetie who has the answers Marcia so badly needs and who can - perhaps - offer Marcia some kind ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447294450
SKU
KKD0001825
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Yvvette Edwards
Yvvette Edwards lives in London. Her first novel, A Cupboard Full of Coats, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. The Mother is her second novel.
Reviews for The Mother
As emotionally satisfying as it is simply constructed, The Mother tells the tale of every woman's worst nightmare: losing a child, then having to face in court the man accused of murdering that child
Mail on Sunday Event Magazine
Skilfully plotted and heart-wrenching
Stylist
A compelling novel that gets into the head of a mother attending ... Read more
Mail on Sunday Event Magazine
Skilfully plotted and heart-wrenching
Stylist
A compelling novel that gets into the head of a mother attending ... Read more