The Mother
Jane Caro
Reviewed by Helen
This is an awesome debut, it was compelling reading for me as a mother and grandmother myself I wonder what lengths I would go to keep my family safe. This book is confronting at times and so very emotional as the author delves into domestic violence.
Miriam Duffy runs a successful real estate on Sydney’s North Shore she is happily married to Pete and they have two grown up daughters and one granddaughter, her youngest daughter Ally has just married the love of her life, Vet Nick Carruthers and Miriam and Pete think the world of him. Miriam is soon rocked by the death of Pete her true rock, Miriam’s life is turned upside down but at least her two daughters are happy in their marriages and Miriam is learning to cope alone, or are both Fiona and Ally happy?
Nick and Ally move to the country and she is soon pregnant and when Ally is not responding to phone calls and keeping in touch, although they have had an up and down relationship as mother and daughter Ally is worried, when she visits and they spend a weekend together she settles a bit but there is something that Miriam feels is not quite right even though Nick is such an easy going guy.
Things escalate when Ally falls pregnant again soon after the birth of her son Teddy, and when Isla is born it is not long before Ally and the children arrive at Miriam’s home having left Nick and now Miriam sees what has been happening, how far will she go to protect the people she loves most?
This is heart-breaking at times it had me yelling with frustration and crying to see how things work with the family courts and the law, every emotion came out while reading this one, Jane Caro has taken on issues that are so relevant in this day and age and done it with feeling and honesty, she has dug deep into the emotions of these characters from start to finish, I loved this story so much yes it is emotional and probably not for everyone, but it showed courage and strength in these woman and I cheered them one. This is one that I do recommend.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review.
Miriam Duffy runs a successful real estate on Sydney’s North Shore she is happily married to Pete and they have two grown up daughters and one granddaughter, her youngest daughter Ally has just married the love of her life, Vet Nick Carruthers and Miriam and Pete think the world of him. Miriam is soon rocked by the death of Pete her true rock, Miriam’s life is turned upside down but at least her two daughters are happy in their marriages and Miriam is learning to cope alone, or are both Fiona and Ally happy?
Nick and Ally move to the country and she is soon pregnant and when Ally is not responding to phone calls and keeping in touch, although they have had an up and down relationship as mother and daughter Ally is worried, when she visits and they spend a weekend together she settles a bit but there is something that Miriam feels is not quite right even though Nick is such an easy going guy.
Things escalate when Ally falls pregnant again soon after the birth of her son Teddy, and when Isla is born it is not long before Ally and the children arrive at Miriam’s home having left Nick and now Miriam sees what has been happening, how far will she go to protect the people she loves most?
This is heart-breaking at times it had me yelling with frustration and crying to see how things work with the family courts and the law, every emotion came out while reading this one, Jane Caro has taken on issues that are so relevant in this day and age and done it with feeling and honesty, she has dug deep into the emotions of these characters from start to finish, I loved this story so much yes it is emotional and probably not for everyone, but it showed courage and strength in these woman and I cheered them one. This is one that I do recommend.
My thanks to Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
Published March 1st 2022 by Allen & Unwin
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