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Mothers' instinct : a novel of suspense / Barbara Abel ; translated from the French by Susan Pickford.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063306318 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 292 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First HarperVia edition.
- Publisher: New York : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Soon to be a major motion picture"--Cover. Originally published in French as Derrière la haine: France : Fleuve Noir, 2012. |
| Language Note: | In English ; translated from the French. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Accidents > Fiction. Children > Death > Fiction. Children's accidents > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Mothers and sons > Fiction. Neighbors > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Domestic fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Abel | 31681010323871 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Abel | 31681010323889 | FICTIONPBK | Checked out | 11/14/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
"A domestic suspense novel about next-door neighbors whose close friendship becomes something much more sinister after a tragic accident happens to one of their sons"-- - Baker & Taylor
After the death of their best friendsâ son, David and Laetitia Brunelle, wracked with guilt over their role in the tragedy, find their suspicions raised when a mysterious series of âaccidentsâ befall their own son, leading them to believe their former friends are out for revenge. Original. - HARPERCOLL
The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain
âHad me in its grips from the first page to the astonishing and jaw-dropping ending.â âSamantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of Woman On the Edge
A dark, intense domestic thriller about next-door neighbors whose close friendship is upended by a tragic accident, from the queen of Belgian crime.
David and Laetitia Brunelle and Sylvain and Tiphaine Geniot are inseparable friends and next-door neighbors in a pretty, tranquil suburb. Their sons Milo and Maxime, born in the same year, grow up together as close as brothers. But when Maxime is killed in an accident, their idyllic world shatters. Maxime's parents, Sylvain and Tiphaine, are consumed by grief and bitterness, while David and Laetitia are wracked with guilt for their role in the tragedy. Soon the couples are barely speaking, although they maintain a polite façade.
Then a mysterious series of âaccidentsâ begins to happen to Milo, raising Laetitiaâs suspicions. Are their former best friends trying to punish them by threatening their son? As an increasingly paranoid Laetitia frantically tries to protect Milo from harm, the little civility left between the two families curdles into outward hostility. Is Laetitia just imagining things? Or are Sylvain and Tiphaine secretly conspiring to exact their revenge . . . and if so, who will pay?
In her American debut, blockbuster Belgian author Barbara Abel plunges into the deepest, darkest corners of her charactersâ hearts and minds to explore the limits of friendship, the overwhelming power of maternal love, and how far hate, fear, and vengeance can drive us. Tense and blood-chilling, with a surprising final twist, Mothers' Instinct will keep you on edge until the final page.
Translated from the French by Susan Pickford
