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Mothered
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sophie Amoss, David de Vries
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
From the USA Today bestselling author of the international sensation Baby Teeth comes a claustrophobic psychological thriller about one woman’s nightmarish spiral while quarantined with her mother.
Grace isn’t exactly thrilled when her newly widowed mother, Jackie, asks to move in with her. They’ve never had a great relationship, and Grace likes her space—especially now that she’s stuck at home during a pandemic. Then again, she needs help with the mortgage after losing her job. And maybe it’ll be a chance for them to bond—or at least give each other a hand.
But living with Mother isn’t for everyone. Good intentions turn bad soon after Jackie moves in. Old wounds fester; new ones open. Grace starts having nightmares about her disabled twin sister, who died when they were kids. And Jackie discovers that Grace secretly catfishes people online—a hobby Jackie thinks is unforgivable.
When Jackie makes an earth-shattering accusation against her, Grace sees it as an act of revenge, and it sends her spiraling into a sleep-deprived madness. As the walls close in, the ghosts of Grace’s past collide with a new but familiar threat: Mom.
What the critics say
“Narrator David de Vries sets an ominous scene as psychoanalyst Silas describes the case file for a brutal murder. Leaving both killer and corpse unidentified, narrator Sophie Amoss takes the reins for the bulk of the narrative as listeners are transported to the early days of a pandemic when Grace's mother, Jackie, requests to shelter in place with her.… Amoss gives an emotive and engaging performance, expertly portraying Grace's tension and terror. Though de Vries features only in the prologue and epilogue, his placid, professional voice is an unnerving juxtaposition to Amoss's anxiety. This audio will appeal to listeners seeking a dark, dizzying domestic thriller steeped in menace and mistrust. Recommended for fans of Gillian Flynn, Ashley Audrain, and Riley Sager.”—Library Journal, starred review
“Compelling.…This disturbing yet addictive read will keep you wondering what is real and what is madness.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Each of Stage’s books explores the dark side of family bonds, all in their own extraordinary way. This one lays bare the true horror inherent in fables and folklore, and what Pandora lets out of her box seems negligible compared to what Grace unleashes.”—Booklist (starred review)
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- Gus S.
- 2023-03-06
A COVID story…
Yes, the author gives you a bit of a warning re: Covid but she makes it seem like it’s all just happening in the background. Nope, not the case. Every scene of the book is either 100% Covid or something that seems somewhat interesting but ends in “and that was all a dream!”
It’s too soon for me to read Covid books and I absolutely hate when someone tells me about their dreams (Oh what a great story that never happened). If you love these two things then you’ll love this book.
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- Trung Ho
- 2023-03-26
It makes sense…
Despite most reviews I read prior to diving into this book, I enjoyed. It’s definitely not for everyone’s taste but definitely mine. I think the narrator did a good job with Grace’s, Hope’s and Jackie’s voices. They were distinguished from each other. It kept me entertained and sad for Grace’s end. Well written story!
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- Becky S
- 2023-05-13
Not terrible, not great
It was “ok”. Slow at times, A little over done. One of those books that’s not so bad you would stop reading before you finished, But not good enough that you’re glad you read it after you finished it.
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- Books and more
- 2023-05-08
Compelling
First, I'm glad I didn't read reviews before I listened to this book. Those leaving 1-2 stars and the ones saying it doesn't make sense must only read formulaic light reads.
I will agree that parts were a little confusing. You do have to focus on what is happening in each chapter and the story as a whole. The entire book is layered with bits of important details. I had to rewind a couple of times if I let my mind wander off.
I especially liked the twin aspect, and that one had CP. Also, I really like the author wasn't afraid to give the disabled twin some unpleasant, even downright nasty, characteristics.
if you love a truly disturbing psychological domestic thriller, can focus on a multilayered story, and appreciate the depths of it.....you will love it. ❤️
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- Meredith
- 2023-04-08
Huh
It wasn’t bad for being so uneventful. There was a low level suspense the entire time which helped.
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- BreRN
- 2023-03-16
TERRIBLE!
May be one of the dumbest books I’ve ever encountered (and I got thru about 100 a year). I can’t believe this is the same author of Baby Teeth. Baby Teeth was so good. Mothered was AWFUL! Dumb, cheesy, stupid, weird, random, so bad!
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- Amanda Tidball
- 2023-11-21
It’s ok
I have read another book by this author. So I thought I would like this one as well. It was ok. I expected more. It did keep my attention. Willing to try another book by her. Baby Teeth was an awesome read I recommend that book she wrote over this one personally
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- Cheryl
- 2023-11-10
I liked it but...
I loved it halfway through, and then I felt it got a bit long until the end. I agree, thank goodness for the epilog! Not exactly sure how I feel about it though. if this was a storyline from Supernatural, it would be great, but without that frame of mind, not sure.
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- Amie Hawkins
- 2023-11-08
Terrible
I wasted hours of my life that I will not get back. It was close to being a story. But yet, it wasn’t
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- kyle crawford
- 2023-10-04
twisted lyrics good
I really like it... I like the idea of watching the pandemic fuel insanity. It was well done and well timed! I'm about 3/4 done. The backdrop of the reality of how covid affected people's mental health is a part of the events that wasn't given near as much attention as it should have. This is a great twisted way to shine a light on that.
Those are some of my favorite kinds of books, the ones that shine a light on a bit of reality in a "safer" form to view it in... a bit of the same idea was mixed into the creature feature Amazon originals series. Something that maybe was the idea to be done in Holly by Stephen King, but it ended up a preachy political discourse, using literary fame as a medium for a soap box.
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Mothered by Zoje Stage
"They were all lied to. Maybe it hadn’t started as a lie—maybe it started as wishful thinking. That’s how easy it was to turn good intentions, uttered by powerful people, into absolute bullshit. It confirmed what Grace already knew: everyone lied, even if they started out telling the truth. It was easy for the truth to slip away. Two weeks of lockdown became three. One month became two."
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"first the smiles, then the lies. Last comes gunfire."
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"Every time she thought this year couldn’t get any worse, fate lumbered in like a tipsy Hold My Beer meme."
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"It’s hard to know what to do when the thing you’re afraid of is invisible. And you never saw it arrive, so how do you know when it’s gone?”
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"Grace held her breath and nodded, afraid to speak, afraid to do anything that would make her mother go back inside herself and shut the door."
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"all the neighborhood kids, struggling in their own ways to survive, had been one claw short of feral."
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"Whatever emotion she’d once called Panic was nothing compared to how she felt now, a turbulent churning of dread and desperation. Months of pandemic news hadn’t prepared her for this. She thought she’d been living it before, the #PandemicLife, but then it had only been near her, around her. And now it was gripping her heart, threatening to stop the muscle from beating."
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"The headache she’d awakened with was almost gone, thanks to the curative properties of Grace’s desired revenge. Like little Davy from her dream, she needed good ammunition. Her mother was treating her unfairly and deserved a dose of her own judgmental medicine."
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"the best strategy was to take the high road. It was rarely a difficult pathway to spot, even when she crossed it grudgingly."
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"More likely what she needed to do was never fall asleep again and see if reality sorted itself out while she kept a watchful eye on it."
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"Her body folded itself into something weightless as her consciousness detonated into the fragmented infinity of the unknown."
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"Wherever Mommy ambled through the house, Grace found wet footsteps: the temperature inside was too warm for someone made of ice."
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"feel like something that could never be adequately resolved. But Grace felt the closing of a drafty door that she hadn’t realized she’d left ajar."
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"she didn’t have the energy to fall apart."
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"she shut her eyes, luxuriating. But that proved to be a mistake—she saw bad things when she closed her eyes."
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"she shut her eyes, luxuriating. But that proved to be a mistake—she saw bad things when she closed her eyes."
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"As Grace sat there in the darkening gloom, she imagined other people in their houses and apartments, at a loss for what to do, sitting there in the lifeless husks of their technology-driven homes."
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"Grace accepted her mother’s deteriorating condition as only a person who subsisted on nightmares could."
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“Cat. Fat cat. Cat with a rat. Hickory dickory fuck, the mouse ran out of luck. The clock struck two, the mouse got the flu, hickory dickory fuck.”...
“Hickory dickory fuck, the mouse ran out of luck. The clock struck four, the mouse tried to roar . . .”
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"It’s so easy to make offers when there’s nothing to give.”
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