Mother's Day

Mother's Day is terrific. So dark, so twisted and one of the most batsh*t crazy characters you'll ever meet in Marlene. * Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange *
Superbly written and darkly funny, Mother's Day is an epic psychological thriller that revels in the visceral horror of family relationships. So brilliantly and horrifyingly executed I simply couldn't look away. Abigail Burdess is a refreshing and original writer - don't take your eyes off her. * Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal and The Twyford Code *
Mother's Day is so dark and so shockingly, fabulously funny. I absolutely adored it. * Daisy Buchanan, bestselling author of Insatiable *
Dark, funny * Guardian Books of the Month *
This dark, crazy thriller is one hell of a ride! * The Sun *
Dark, brilliant, and completely and utterly compelling. * Jenny Colgan *
Fast and funny, dark and beautiful - I loved every page. * Robert Webb, author of How Not To Be a Boy *
A startlingly original, pitch dark page-turner * Claire McGowan, bestselling author of What You Did and The Other Wife *
Deliciously dark, dripping in malice and drenched with razor sharp wit. Burdess is a writer to be watched - and feared. * John Marrs, bestselling author of What Lies Between Us and The Minders *
A twisted, gruesome and diabolically funny exploration of motherhood that I lapped up like a feral cat. Dark, weird and brilliant, Mother's Day will haunt you - particularly Marlene, a jaw-dropping creation, the mother of malign mothers. * Beth Morrey, bestselling author of Saving Missy *
A brilliant debut with all the twists and turns of Du Maurier and a stunning ending that leaves you breathless. Astonishingly good. * Robert Thorogood, bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club *
Messed up motherhood at its darkly funny and twisty best - what a debut thriller. * Cesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time *
A fresh and complex story about the many layers of motherhood that twists and turns until you really can't imagine what might happen next. Startling and instantly intriguing. * Katy Brand, comedian and author of Practically Perfect *
Mother's Day is completely gripping and quite terrifying, an addictive story about motherhood and madness. I was utterly blindsided by its twists and turns. * Lucy Porter *
Fantastic: so funny, so human - you won't be able to put it down. * Isy Suttie, comedian and author of Jane is Trying *
Read this book only if you can drop everything else in your life until you've finished it. * Marianne Levy, author of Don't Forget to Scream *
Wickedly dark and devilishly funny, I loved this original take on the 'mother daughter' relationship. A must read for 2023! * Sophie Flynn, author of Keep Them Close *
Had me absolutely gripped from the beginning. A dark and claustrophobic tale. * Ingrid Oliver, actor and comedian *
Wickedly dark * Crime Monthly *
An absolute corker. Twists and turns abound in this sharp psychological thriller that will make you sweat. * Glamour *
Dark and delicious * Magic Radio Book Club *
A sharply written, darkly funny, twisted page-turner about motherhood and madness. * Platinum *
A striking look at motherhood and mental distress. Just when you think things can't get any more shocking, they do. * Socialist Worker *