The Perfect Mother

A Novel

By: Aimee Molloy

Narrated by: Cristin Milioti

The instant New York Times best seller and most anticipated book of the summer

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Scandal's Kerry Washington

An addictive psychological thriller about a group of women whose lives become unexpectedly connected when one of their newborns goes missing.

A night out. A few hours of fun. That's all it was meant to be.

They call themselves the May Mothers - group of new moms whose babies were born in the same month. Twice a week, they get together in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for some much-needed adult time.

When the women go out for drinks at the hip neighborhood bar, they are looking for a fun break from their daily routine. But on this hot Fourth of July night, something goes terrifyingly wrong: one of the babies is taken from his crib. Winnie, a single mom, was reluctant to leave six-week-old Midas with a babysitter, but her fellow May Mothers insisted everything would be fine. Now he is missing. What follows is a heart-pounding race to find Midas, during which secrets are exposed, marriages are tested, and friendships are destroyed.

Thirteen days. An unexpected twist. The Perfect Mother is a "true page turner." (B.A. Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors)

©2018 Aimee Molloy (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

I liked it

As a mother, grandmother and great grandmother I’ve never known a perfect mother. Every child is different so you do have to make adjustments.

This book is rather confusing. The mother’s stories are scattered and rather “jerky”. Even at the end I still had questions. But I did enjoy listening while I went about my day. I did have to rewind several times.

I bought this on sale so I have no complaints.

Great book!

Great book with a well written story from start to end! You just have to listen til the end. =)

confusing but good

This story was confusing for me a lot of the time . it must be the way that the book is written. You never know who was talking and there were several characters. But, it was a good story.

Didn't see it coming

Just when I thought I knew what was going on.... I didn't! Pretty good read.

Very good twist

Very well written. I did have a hard time with the first few chapters, but once I had time i finished the book in one seating. I listened to it on an audiobook. The story was told from different characters. It really showed the story as a whole since everyone had a piece of it. Love the determination of Francis (hopefully spelled her name right). She seemed not to have an important role in the story and I thought she was a bit obsessive. I don't want to give too much away. The story was intertwine and detailed.

So fun twist and turns

Really enjoyed this book. Love it and would recommend to all to read. Great read

Great performance, great thriller

I loved The perfect Mother. It was just the right blend of suspense, reality of new motherhood and whodunit. Quick and easy to get into. Great performance too. Do yourself a favor and download this mystery today.

Very slow

There were so many ‘main’ characters that it got a little convoluted at times, and it took sooooo long to get to the actual plot. The narrator did a great job. I just felt like half of the middle could have been removed.

Meh

I was disappointed! A lot of characters and storylines, but you never get to know the main character. Them a twist at the e d with a character that is barely mentioned. The narrator was the only good part of this book.

Pretty good

Pretty good story. Definitely wasn't able to guess the ending. Narrator did a great job of making this emersive.