Author Picks: 5 Mum-Noir Books Deftly Exploring Motherhood - Off the Shelf
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Author of GREENWICH PARK, Katherine Faulkner, recommends these mum-noir thriller reads that explore the darker side of motherhood.
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2024's New Horror Books – Jump Scares
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Author Picks: 5 Mum-Noir Books Deftly Exploring Motherhood - Off the Shelf
A New York Times Book Review Best Horror of 2023 selection.“Packed with profoundly unsettling scenes that’ll slither under your skin and stay there
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What Kind of Mother: A Novel
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The Mother-in-Law: A Novel: 9781250120939: Hepworth, Sally: Books
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The Mother-in-Law: A Novel
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Little Disasters, Book by Sarah Vaughan, Official Publisher Page
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When Mums Go Bad: Fiction Became Obsessed With Motherhood's Dark Side