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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 - ... Read more
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 - ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
195g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447294542
SKU
V9781447294542
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Yvvette Edwards
Yvvette Edwards is the author of The Mother, the critically acclaimed story of losing a child to violent crime. Her first novel, A Cupboard Full of Coats, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize. She lives in London.
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
Thrilling, tense and poignant
Heat
A compelling novel that gets ... Read more
Mail on Sunday Event Magazine
Skilfully plotted and heart-wrenching
Stylist
Thrilling, tense and poignant
Heat
A compelling novel that gets ... Read more