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The Mother I Could Have Been

By: Kerry Fisher
Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
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Why would you walk away from the one person you can’t live without?

As a child, Vicky Hall never had the sort of family she wanted. The least important person in her new step-family, ignored by her mother in favour of her two younger half siblings, Vicky was always an afterthought. Sitting alone at her graduation ceremony at the age of 21, she vows to create her own family and her own life, one which is full of the love and attention she has always craved.

When Vicky meets William and falls pregnant in Greece that summer, it isn’t planned. But the two of them believe they can make it work, showering their child with the love which they believe should be enough.

But when her son Theo is two, Vicky leaves him in the care of her mother-in-law, walks out of her front door and drives to a hotel where she takes a room for the night. She doesn’t return.

It’s unthinkable.

What kind of mother does that?

The kind who is hiding a story you can never imagine.

The Mother I Could Have Been is a heartbreaking story of impossible decisions and second chances, from the best-selling author of The Silent Wife and The Woman I Was Before. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Diane Chamberlain.

©2019 Kerry Fisher (P)2019 Audible, Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Thought-Provoking Heartfelt

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The complexity of this page-turner will have you wondering about your own relationships with your Mother and how this has affected the way you Mother your own children.
As you progress through the book you begin to understand the issues and problems that like so many other 'normal' families lie just beneath the surface.
It's a relief to know that you're not the only parent that thought they'd got it all wrong, it can be such a minefield. What works well with one child infuriates the other.
Sit back and relax, enjoy every page, it's better than seeing a counsellor.

Whoever said being a Mother, lied.

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A story told from the point of view of two mums. Both complicated family dynamics, problems and attempted solutions which very often led to more problems. Loved how the story progressed, how it affected each character and really wanted to get involved and sort them out! Narrator is really good, love her voice and the intonations for different characters. Recommended.

Great book

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Narrator was very easy to listen to.
I liked a surprise or two.
Would recommend.

Great book

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Finished it in 3 days. Modern day family saga but don’t let that put you off. Very observant, funny in places, very satisfying conclusion. Agreeable characters and deliciously obnoxious ones too. Narrator excellent. This is the third novel I have enjoyed from this author.

Great read

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Kerry Fisher really hit home with her book about the dynamics of ordinary families. It is so true that our ideals for our families and our best intentions can easily crash on the rocks that our lives present. As well, I was pleased that the family in this story had an uplifting ending despite the sadness in getting there.

Beautifully captures the complexity of familied

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