{"product_id":"one-of-those-mothers-9781991006295","title":"One of Those Mothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eA raw domestic thriller for fans of Liane Moriarty and \u003ci\u003eThe Slap. \u003c\/i\u003eIf you were gripped by\u003ci\u003e Big Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love \u003ci\u003eOne of Those Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Domestic noir up there with the best of them. Beautiful settings, believable characters, and a moral quandary to keep you reading through the night - \u003c\/i\u003eOne of Those Mothers\u003ci\u003e is a page turner in all the right ways. - \u003c\/i\u003eJacqueline Bublitz, \u003ci\u003eBefore You Knew My Name\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Contemporary woes - children spending too much time online, the ubiquitous and worsening exposure to pornography, terror of the climate crisis, alcohol and substance use and negotiating modern marriage - are entertainingly evoked.\" \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eNewsroom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The residents of Point Heed keep nice houses and sign up as parent help at the local school. Occasionally they cheat on their taxes. Sometimes they fantasize about having sex with someone other than their partner. And every now and then they do drugs. But that doesn't make them bad people, does it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a local father is convicted of the possession and distribution of child pornography, the tight-knit, middle-class community is quick to unravel. He is granted permanent name suppression, and soon friend turns on friend, neighbor delivers up neighbor, and hysteria rapidly engulfs them all. Who among them was capable of such moral trespass? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bridget, Roz and Lucy have been friends forever. Their lives revolve around their children, their community, each other. With their husbands and kids, they holiday together every year. Every year, until last summer, when everything went so terribly wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They tell you things are never as bad as you fear, but what if they're worse? Worse than you could have ever imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Were they all complicit? Certainly, they were guilty of looking in all the wrong places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A\u0026amp;u New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781991006295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.98w x 0.79d","brand":"Megan Nicol Reed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234794725557,"sku":"9781991006295","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb8639ea-abf6-4882-806b-89a5b25d0b1d.jpg?v=1743518826","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/one-of-those-mothers-9781991006295","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}