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Dear Mother

By Angela Marsons
Dear Mother by Angela Marsons digital book - Fable

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Three sisters. Three childhoods ruined. One chance to heal the scars of the past.


After the death of their cruel and abusive mother, estranged sisters Alex, Catherine and Beth reunite once again. 

Alex, the youngest, is a bitter, unhappy woman who refuses to face the horrors of her childhood. Finding solace in a bottle, her life is spiralling dangerously out of control.

Eldest child, Catherine, has strived for success, despite her difficult upbringing. But behind the carefully constructed façade lies a secret that could shatter her world forever.

Beth, the middle child, bore the greatest burden. But having blocked out the cruelty they suffered, she remained with their mother until her death. Now she must confront the devastating reality of the past.

Brought together as strangers, the sisters embark on a painful journey to heal themselves and each other. Can they finally put their terrible childhoods to rest and start over? 

An emotional, heart-breaking and compelling novel for readers of Diane Chamberlain, Amanda Prowse and Kelly Rimmer.

Previously Published as The Middle Child

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“Dear Mother By Angela marsons is a women's fiction and general fiction (adult) read. Three sisters. Three childhoods ruined. One chance to heal the scars of the past. After their death of their cruel and abusive mother, estranged sisters Alex, Catherine and Beth reunite once again. Alex, the youngest, is a bitter, unhappy woman who refuses to face the horrors of her childhood. Finding solace in a bottle, her life is spiralling dangerously out of control. Eldest child, Catherine, has strived for success, despite her difficult upbringing. But behind the carefully constructed façade lies a secret that could shatter her world forever. Beth, the middle child, bore the greatest burden. But having blocked out the cruelty they suffered, she remained with their mother until her death. Now she must confront the devastating reality of the past. This was a lovely read with lovely characters. Couldn't put it down. It was a beautiful moving and I was in tears through some of it. Highly recommended. 5*. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book from netgalley Merged review: Dear Mother By Angela marsons is a women's fiction and general fiction (adult) read. Three sisters. Three childhoods ruined. One chance to heal the scars of the past. After their death of their cruel and abusive mother, estranged sisters Alex, Catherine and Beth reunite once again. Alex, the youngest, is a bitter, unhappy woman who refuses to face the horrors of her childhood. Finding solace in a bottle, her life is spiralling dangerously out of control. Eldest child, Catherine, has strived for success, despite her difficult upbringing. But behind the carefully constructed façade lies a secret that could shatter her world forever. Beth, the middle child, bore the greatest burden. But having blocked out the cruelty they suffered, she remained with their mother until her death. Now she must confront the devastating reality of the past. This was a lovely read with lovely characters. Couldn't put it down. It was a beautiful moving and I was in tears through some of it. Highly recommended. 5*. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book from netgalley”
“Sisters, Beth, Catherine and Alex hadn't spoken to one another in years, but they all carried the mental scars from their childhood. The one person who should've cared and loved them when they were kids was their mother, but she was nothing more than a horrible, mean and cruel woman. Beth had to contact Catherine and Alex to let them know that their mother had passed away. How would Catherine and Alex react to the news of their mother's passing? Will this be a time for the sisters to reunite and come to terms with their past or are the scars too deep to be able to move forward from their past? What a brilliantly written book this was. Sad, heart wrenching story about child abuse that will pull at your heartstrings without a doubt. Highly recommended. Merged review: Sisters, Beth, Catherine and Alex hadn't spoken to one another in years, but they all carried the mental scars from their childhood. The one person who should've cared and loved them when they were kids was their mother, but she was nothing more than a horrible, mean and cruel woman. Beth had to contact Catherine and Alex to let them know that their mother had passed away. How would Catherine and Alex react to the news of their mother's passing? Will this be a time for the sisters to reunite and come to terms with their past or are the scars too deep to be able to move forward from their past? What a brilliantly written book this was. Sad, heart wrenching story about child abuse that will pull at your heartstrings without a doubt. Highly recommended.”
“This is the story of three sisters, all broken after a horrific childhood. When Beth, the middle child, contacted her two sisters to notify them of their mother's passing, it opened up a whole lot of wounds that all three had suppressed. Three sisters, all living in the same hell and all bore the scars of that childhood with an unbelievably cruel mother. The actions of one terrible parent shaped the three sisters' lives. Catherine, the oldest, the over-achiever, measures her self worth by her accomplishments; successful in her profession but feels detached from her children. After one quick action that mirrored her mother, she is shocked into examining who she is and why. Alex, the youngest, is a train wreck. She's become an alcoholic and destroys everything that's good in her life. She's angry at everyone, including Catherine, who she feels abandoned them. And Beth, the middle child, she's the one who stayed, she didn't escape. She's the one scarred the most, yet she's blacked it out and doesn't remember. The three hadn't had any contact for many years but their mother's death brought them back together. This story was so emotional and moving. My heart broke for those three little girls and what their life was like. Who we become is shaped by the events in our past and all three sisters, scarred by their childhood, carried those wounds into adulthood. Is it ever too late to "fix" them, can they ever heal? I had such anger towards the mother. Why would she have children since she clearly had no maternal desire? And where was the father in all this? He left but how could anyone leave their children in her care? This book was such an engrossing but shocking and sad story and I couldn't put it down. 41/2 for me. This is the first book I have read by this author and it definitely won't be the last. Merged review: This is the story of three sisters, all broken after a horrific childhood. When Beth, the middle child, contacted her two sisters to notify them of their mother's passing, it opened up a whole lot of wounds that all three had suppressed. Three sisters, all living in the same hell and all bore the scars of that childhood with an unbelievably cruel mother. The actions of one terrible parent shaped the three sisters' lives. Catherine, the oldest, the over-achiever, measures her self worth by her accomplishments; successful in her profession but feels detached from her children. After one quick action that mirrored her mother, she is shocked into examining who she is and why. Alex, the youngest, is a train wreck. She's become an alcoholic and destroys everything that's good in her life. She's angry at everyone, including Catherine, who she feels abandoned them. And Beth, the middle child, she's the one who stayed, she didn't escape. She's the one scarred the most, yet she's blacked it out and doesn't remember. The three hadn't had any contact for many years but their mother's death brought them back together. This story was so emotional and moving. My heart broke for those three little girls and what their life was like. Who we become is shaped by the events in our past and all three sisters, scarred by their childhood, carried those wounds into adulthood. Is it ever too late to "fix" them, can they ever heal? I had such anger towards the mother. Why would she have children since she clearly had no maternal desire? And where was the father in all this? He left but how could anyone leave their children in her care? This book was such an engrossing but shocking and sad story and I couldn't put it down. 41/2 for me. This is the first book I have read by this author and it definitely won't be the last.”
“This is the second non crime book by Angie Marsons that I have read and it's another tearjerker. This one follows three sisters that lived a very abusive childhood at the cruel hands of their mother and it shows how this abuse has moulded their futures going into their adult lives. After spending much of their young lives apart, the death of their mother brings them back together again and with that reunion a depth of memories come flooding back too. This story brought a whole host of emotions out in me and even had me crying on the bus coming home from work. It's a beautifully written, emotional, hard hitting story that leaves the reader hoping for a happy ending. Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the auto approval. I will post my review on Goodreads, Amazon and Twitter. Merged review: This is the second non crime book by Angie Marsons that I have read and it's another tearjerker. This one follows three sisters that lived a very abusive childhood at the cruel hands of their mother and it shows how this abuse has moulded their futures going into their adult lives. After spending much of their young lives apart, the death of their mother brings them back together again and with that reunion a depth of memories come flooding back too. This story brought a whole host of emotions out in me and even had me crying on the bus coming home from work. It's a beautifully written, emotional, hard hitting story that leaves the reader hoping for a happy ending. Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the auto approval. I will post my review on Goodreads, Amazon and Twitter.”

About Angela Marsons

Angela lives in the heart of the Black Country with her partner, their bouncy Retriever and their potty-mouthed parrot. It has taken many novels to find that one character who just refused to go away. And so D.I. Kim Stone was born. The D.I. Kim Stone series has now sold 4.5 million copies.

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