This is the story of two women, Nula and Maggie, joined by old family history and love for the same little boy.
Nula, struggling with her new baby and feeling alone in her marriage, employs her cousin Maggie as a nanny when she returns to work. But it's not long before Nula finds herself theatened by Maggie's close bond with her son, Samuel.
Nula's outwardly perfect house crackles with unspoken jealousies and rivalry until Maggie's intense love for Samuel tips into obsession and she decides her only option is to abduct the child. As Maggie makes her desperate bid for safety, the women's shared past of trauma and loss comes to the fore once more.
WINNER OF THE JERWOOD FICTION UNCOVERED PRIZE 2015.
| ISBN: | 9780099555261 |
| Publication date: | 18th June 2015 |
| Author: | Bethan Roberts |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 311 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Thriller and Suspense |
This is the story of two women, Nula and Maggie, joined by old family history and love for the same little boy.Nula, struggling with her new baby and feeling alone in her marriage, employs her cousin Maggie as a nanny when she returns to work. But it's not long before Nula finds herself theatened by Maggie's close bond with her son, Samuel.
Mother Island features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Thriller and Suspense
Paperback. £15.29, down from the £16.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Mother Island was written by Bethan Roberts and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Mother Island has 311 pages
£15.29, reduced from £16.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.