The Mother I Could Have Been

By: Kerry Fisher

Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey

Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

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

My favorite Kerry Fisher book!

This book was amazing and held my attention from the beginning! I love stories about families and how things can be perceived differently by people attending the same event. Misunderstandings that could be solved by communication. Very good book and the narrator is amazing!

scarily true to so many people's lives

thought it was slow to pick up at the beginning but I quickly became absorbed. Raw truth from so many perspectives.

One More Example of Kerry Fisher’s Multifaceted and Spot On Characterizations

Loved this book as I’m reading through ALL of her books! She captures what I would consider post partum depression with empathy and a keen eye for detail. The combination of that with the capturing of the complex relationships with mothers and daughters kept me riveted. A great combination of laughs, tears, and rooting for the main character who grows through the hurdles in her life.

Absolutely loved ❤♥

I absolutely loved this story and it was read beautifully. Thank you so much can't wait to start the next one
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Unexpected Twists and Turns

A few things took me by surprise and the overall story kept me wanting to know where things were going. At times, I liked and disliked the main character throughout the book. I found myself blurting things out to encourage the Vicky to do what I thought she should do. Which meant I was getting very involved with the story. I couldn’t listen to this one slowly over the course of a couple weeks. I enjoyed it so much I had to finish it quickly to see what would happen next. I’m going to check out this author’s other books now.

Heart touching.

Touched my heart as a mother and as a daughter. Although my own family did not have these particular problems, I can identify with the feelings of inadequacy, both as a mother and as a daughter.

Good 1st Audible book.

Characters and story was well written. The narrator was also great at presenting all of the characters. I looked forward to each chapter and will look for more titles by this author.

I could relate to this one!

Let me first say that Emma is one of my favorite narrators. I look for books with her name on them.

That being said ....

This was a relate-able, bittersweet story. Choices are made based on the information we have. And life just keeps going. This story doesn't have what I would consider to be a happy ending, but it's realistic. The ups and downs of life can be this way, and I appreciated the realness of this story.

I've read every book Kerry Fisher has written. I'll read the next one as soon as it comes out.

Great job!

Loved it!

Please consider a sequel I want more! Great read loved the characters and would love a what happens next!

Don’t miss this one!

I have to really praise this author, because right from the beginning, I felt like she was speaking about my relationship with my mom and my mom‘s relationship with her mom. Luckily, after 10 years in my case, I made the attempt and mended the bridge knowing that we don’t live forever. I thoroughly enjoyed this book And I love the narration and it’s going to be a hard one to forget. Thank you so much for all of it!