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Mother Mother

By: Annie Macmanus
Narrated by: Bronagh Waugh
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER, JUNE 2021

One Saturday morning, TJ McConnell wakes up to find his mother, Mary, gone. He doesn't know where—or why—but he's the only one who can help find her.

Mary grew up longing for information about the mother she never knew. Her brother could barely remember her, and their father numbed his pain with drink.

Now aged thirty-seven, Mary has lived in the same house her whole life. She's never left Belfast. TJ, who's about to turn eighteen, is itching to see more of the world.

But when his mother disappears, TJ begins to realise what he's been taking for granted.

MOTHER MOTHER takes us down the challenging road of Mary's life while following TJ's increasingly desperate search for her, as he begins to discover what has led her to this point.

This is a story about family, grief, addiction and motherhood, and it asks an important question—if you spend your life giving everything to the ones you love, do you risk losing yourself along the way?

©2021 Annie Macmanus (P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Thought-Provoking Inspiring Tear-jerking Heartfelt
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. So real, written beautifully and narrated so well. I laughed, I cried and having been brought up by a young single mother for the first 8 years of my life, I really related!

100% recommend!

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Loved every word. Beautifully read by Bronagh. tragic for the most part but hung on every word and couldn't put it down. Makes me feel grateful for my own life and empathise for others stuggling.

belter of a book!

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Loved this book! Beautifully written and very moving. It was also read perfectly by the narrator.

Loved it! Beautifully written and very moving.

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Recommend to all, lovely insight & feel to Belfast and effect on untreated mental health problems.

Great read, softly explained yet gripping.

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I loved everything about this book and the narration was excellent. I was fully emotionally invested. I found the description of Belfast perfect.

I absolutely loved it!

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