Her Mother's Lies Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Rona Halsall (Author), Katherine Manners (Narrator), Hachette UK - Bookouture (Publisher)

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A gripping psychological thriller with a stunning twist

‘She hasn’t told you, has she?’ He squeezed his eyes shut. She watched the muscles of his jaw tense. ‘I’m not your father.’

He was there for her first steps. He helped with her homework, and took her for ice cream at weekends. And then, two days before her ninth birthday, Martha’s father walked out. She never knew what went wrong, but she and her mother, Fran, never saw or heard from him again.

Fifteen years later, Martha and Fran live in a remote, pretty cottage in Cornwall. Fran paints illustrations for children’s books, while Martha trains as an animal nurse at the local vet’s surgery.

But then Martha sees a strange message on her mother’s phone - from her father. Desperate for answers, she tracks him down.

Except when they come face-to-face, she isn’t ready for the brutal truth.

He isn’t her father.

Her mother has been telling lies.

And not just about who her real father is....

A gripping psychological thriller for fans of Paula Hawkins, Shalini Boland, and C. L. Taylor.

Listening Length

10 hours and 19 minutes
Author

Rona Halsall
Narrator

Katherine Manners
Audible release date

October 23, 2019
Language

English
Publisher

Hachette UK - Bookouture
ASIN

B07YYL2F32
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Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	10 hours and 19 minutes
Author	Rona Halsall
Narrator	Katherine Manners
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	October 23, 2019
Publisher	Hachette UK - Bookouture
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07YYL2F32
Best Sellers Rank	#170,982 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,709 in Psychological Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #3,480 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #11,050 in Psychological Fiction (Books)

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Firefightersgirl76

Not bad...

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019

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...But certainly not the best psychological thriller I have read. It was more just a mystery. But the ending was good, so that helps.
I am frustrated with reviews on this genre lately: is 'unputdownable' even a word?! Either way, this one was easy to put down, yet enjoyable to read. I didn't lose sleep reading it, so there's that.

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Petunia

Good storyline BUT overlong with boring filler

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2022

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This book plodded along soooo slowly! And there was so much unnecessary filler! A third of it could have and should have been cut. The storyline itself was a good one, but not worth the tedious telling.

Martha Taylor is 24 and going nowhere, slowly. Her mother, Fran, is 50, fat, lazy, diabetic, messy, broke, in debt, rude to clients, inefficient, impulsive, manipulative, and drinks too much. She’s also a fabulous childrens book illustrator and a loving, but needy and dependent mother. Martha can’t leave to make a life of her own because she is stuck taking care of her. Martha’s father, Greg MacKay, left them when she was 9, and they hadn’t seen him since. They moved to Cornwall back then with the help of a lovely landlord, Annie Betts. She owns 2 cottages, let’s Fran and Martha live there rent free until some repairs are done and rents out the neighboring cottage as a holiday let in between her visits. Anna is a children’s book author who hires Fran to illustrate for her.

Her boss, mentor, and father figure, Pete, a veterinarian, has helped her with college and planned to sponsor her to get her vet degree.

Martha is crushed when she finds out her boss, Pete, died of an aneurysm. There went her mentor, friend, father figure, income, future schooling, and promotion to assistant vet. Her mother depends on her income. Martha soon learns about Fran’s debt. There’s no way they can pay it off. Their utilities are also about to be cut off. Her mother had kept it all from her.

Martha has one friend she can confide in, Izzy Armitage, 38, whom she met at a pet show with her boss a year ago. She’s a psych nurse who gives Martha good advice. They live too far away to visit, but stay in touch via FaceTime

Martha finds out that her father changed his last name and is living nearby. She decides to track him down and show up unexpectedly at his house. Greg recognizes her, but freaks out and hurts her feelings. He tells her to leave. She gets mad and shoves him, he falls and hits hard. She runs away

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What if the person you trust most in the world has been lying to you for your whole life?

Martha would do anything for her devoted mother, Fran. Now in her mid-twenties, Martha still lives with her in their remote, pretty cottage in the Cornish countryside. Fran paints illustrations, while Martha trains to be an animal nurse.

But then Martha sees a strange message on her mother’s phone – apparently from her estranged father.

He had been there for her first steps. He’d helped with her homework, and taken her for ice cream at weekends. And then, two days before her ninth birthday, he walked out. She never knew what went wrong, and she and Fran never heard from him again.

Desperate for answers, she tracks him down. But when they come face to face, she isn’t ready for the brutal truth.

Closing his eyes he says, ‘She hasn’t told you, has she? I’m not your father.’

Her mother has been telling lies. And not just about who her real father is…

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A better title: “Everyone Lies.” A slow mystery, not a thriller.

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020

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I read a lot of crime fiction, and IMHO, this not a thriller but a mystery-drama which veers toward telenovela melodrama. This slow-to-get-going book finally picks up speed when there’s ~25% left to go. At first, the storyline seemed complex, but as I read, I was able to figure out the twists to come before the reveals were made—just by paying attention to the protagonists and intuiting their connections to others.

There is a ton of introspection; much melodrama; and too much angst. Martha and Fran—the not-very-likable protagonists—are weak, pretty helpless, and frankly pathetic. Izzy is okay, until she isn’t. Anna is not believable as written, but neither are the HEA endings she sorta concocted for others. Everyone (except Anna) spend waaaaay too much time weeping and snotting, for my liking.

Author: this was your chance to inform readers about heart attack symptoms in women. OUR SYMPTOMS ARE NOT THE SAME AS MEN’S. The American Heart Association has good info about symptoms.

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Very good!

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2022

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I admit I found Martha a bit tedious in the first half of the book. I had to keep reminding myself that people are all different and are shaped by their own personality as well as family circumstances. But she seemed to be a really mousey person who didn't stand up for herself, was naive, and had rather a victim mentality. Fortunately she grew as a person in this story!

I was shocked at all the twists and lies revealed throughout the story. What a bunch of nuts! LOL I felt bad about the death, but glad that Martha's questions were answered.

And that ending was just perfect! Ms Halsall knows how to end a book with just the right touch! Thank you ma'am!

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Christine

I finished it…. but barely, a tedious read

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021

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I kept thinking the plot would get more interesting but it kept repeating itself. I agree with other reviews it should have been shorter with less filler sentences. I hang with a book with less of a page turning plot if I enjoy how the author crafts ideas in sentences. This felt to me like a person taking a creative writing class trying too hard at character development by describing the character over and over again using the same boring descriptions

I did not enjoy this book but I finished it reluctantly out of my need to finish what I start. If you are the same, might I suggest you never start this one.

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Her Mother's Lies

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019

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A fantastic psychological thriller with a twist I never saw coming.A mother has lied to her daughter,Martha about her biological father for many years and Martha had no contact with him until the night she found him.But there were many more lies to come.I could not put this book down.

4 people found this helpful

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Kat LeJeune

Excellent Read!

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020

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WOW! This was my first book by Rona and it will not be my last one. Secrets and more secrets. Just when I think I got it figured out, I was wrong. This is a twisty tale about a mother's secrets and she just keeps them coming.

2 people found this helpful

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Bootsy

Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2020

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I absolutely loved this book and all the characters were so intriguing. The story held my breath from start to finish. If you enjoy suspense, this is a story for you.

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Rakie

fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2020

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Anyone who’s a fan of Rona Halsall (and, let’s be honest, if you’re not a fan already, you really should be) will know what to expect from her books: fast paced plots with plenty of shady characters and twisty-turny intrigue. HER MOTHER’S LIES is no exception.

The story zips along at a cracking pace, barely giving the reader time to catch their breath before the next revelation comes storming along. The plotting is so taut and crisp that you occasionally want to applaud. Meanwhile, the characters are compelling, burdened with shadowy backstories, and are (usually) lying to a greater or lesser extent. The relationships between the main characters are particularly compelling. You’ll want to keep turning pages just to find out what the characters will reveal next.

(One thing I would flag is the occasion language towards mental health issues (SPOILERS HERE). A character is revealed to have spent time in a mental health facility as a teenager - they're referred to as having been "criminally insane" and the main character immediately starts worrying that they're "still dangerous". So, trigger warning for that.)

But, this niggle aside, this is a great book that will keep you guessing right up to the final pages. It’ll also make you question whether a lie is ever justified… even if it’s in your child’s best interests.

3 people found this helpful

WorcesterBlue

I enjoyed this one, good characters, well written and a plot full of suspense.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2021

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Another gripping psychological thriller by author Rona Halsall who manages to keep writing addictive plots that I find difficult to put down.

Martha who is now in her mid twenties lives in a remote cottage in the Cornish countryside with her mother Fran who paints illustrations. Martha notices a message on her mothers phone which appears to be off Martha’s estranged father. Her father walked out of the family home two days before her ninth birthday, no explanations, no goodbyes and she and Fran never heard from him again.

Martha feels she need answers to all the questions she keeps in her head and manages to track down her father. The problem is when she confronts him she is given answers that only make things harder to come to terms with. The man she believed was her father tells her mother Fran had lied and he was not her father after all.

I enjoyed this one, good characters, well written and a plot full of suspense.

QueenB

An excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2019

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I'd pre-ordered this book as I'm a big fan of Rona Halsall's work, so I was able to get stuck in as soon as it was released.

"I couldn't put it down" is a bit of a cliché, but in this case it's absolutely true! I kept telling myself I'd read "just one more chapter before bedtime", but I was fooling myself as I ended up reading the whole book in one go, and it was worth the loss of sleep!

If you've never read Rona Halsall before, give it a go. Please be assured you're in for a treat and I'm sure you'll become a fan and want to seek out her other books.

5 people found this helpful

Lizzie

Captivating reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2021

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This book is a bit of an enigma . It was clear from the outset how the plot would play out ,somewhat frustratingly. And at times I found the writing to be basic and simple .However,the author captured my imagination and despite my recognising where this was leading ,felt compelled to carry on reading .Unprepared for the twists in this predictable storyline found myself completely engaged with the characters and their emotions.That said ,there are a few occasions when the plausibility of the events is stretched a little ,which is the reason for the four star review. If you enjoy a story of mysterious easy to read thriller which addresses some difficult emotional issues then this is the author to read .

Jane A

Boring and ridiculous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2019

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So sorry but I found this book unbelievable and absurd. I ordered it by mistake as it had a similar title to another by a favourite author, but thought I would give it a try.
I found it bland and lacking in any light and shade. The plot was ridiculous, the characters totally unbelievable and the writing flat and overdone in length. Could have been summarised in one chapter. Didn’t enjoy, couldn’t recommend.

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