Seven years ago, the cover of The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy snagged my attention, and after pulling it off the library bookshelf and reading the blurb, I quickly checked out the new release. The psychological thriller did not disappoint!
At the time, my son was a 19-year-old college sophomore, and my daughter was 15, but the timeouts with a mom’s group that served as a lifeline when they were babies did not seem so long ago.
Are you part of a Parents’ Group, or were you when the children were younger?
Mothers, imagine gathering for a much-needed Girls Night Out.
Winnie, a single mother who is new to the hip Prospect Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, is very nervous about leaving her son, Midas. She waffles. Should she go? Should she stay home because “a perfect mother” would never go out for even one drink when her baby is only 6 weeks old? Her new friends of the May Mothers, a group of local moms whose babies were born in the month of May, convince her to join them.
Baby Midas is stolen from his crib.
When three of the May Mothers investigate the kidnapping on their own, long-held secrets are exposed, and the bonds of friendship are challenged. This one is a crazy ride, Readers, with unexpected twists and turns.
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