From the bestselling author of The Favour, The New Mother is an addictive, bone-chilling twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia.

It's hard being a new mother. Sometimes it's murder . . .

Natalie Fanning already loves her newborn son, Oliver, with everything she has. From the moment he was born she knew that she was meant to be his mother, even though she didn't want that to be all she was.

When Oliver refuses to sleep, and her husband Tyler returns to work, Nat is left mostly alone in a new house, in a new neighbourhood, the task of keeping her small son healthy and happy on her shoulders alone. No one else can breastfeed Oliver; no one else will protect him like she can; no one can help her.

No one, that is, except her neighbour Paul.

Paul is everything Tyler isn't, and provides the lifeline she needs in what feels like the most desperate of times. When Paul is helping with Oliver, calmed by his reassuring, steady presence, Nat feels like she can finally rest.

But Paul wants something in return. It's no coincidence that he's befriended Nat - she is the perfect pawn for his own plan . . .

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Praise for Nora Murphy:

'I couldn't put it down' - Shari Lapena

'Taut, compelling and deliciously dark' - B. A. Paris

'Brilliant, gripping, dark and superbly written' - Gilly Macmillan

From the author of The Favour, The New Mother is a tense suspense novel that builds to a gripping game of cat-and-mouse, as well as a searing exploration of what it means to be a 'good' mother.

About the Author
Nora Murphy attended law school in Washington, D.C., where she was an editor of Law Review and participated in two clinics, through which she studied the legal issues facing, and represented survivors of, intimate partner violence. She also studied 'professional' perpetrators of domestic abuse - those with high-profile careers or respected positions in society, and the unique challenges faced by their victims. Nora currently practices family law. A voracious reader, avid writer, sometimes sanctimonious vegetarian and devoted animal lover, Nora resides in Maryland with her husband, young son, three cats and two dogs.

Reviews
Taut, compelling and deliciously dark -- B. A. Paris, Sunday Times bestselling author on The Favour
Dark, unsettling, brave and compassionate -- Victoria Selman, author of Truly, Darkly, Deeply on The Favour
A beautifully written yet chilling glimpse behind the curtain of relationships gone badly wrong, and the terrifying consequences of what happens when wronged women fight back. Absolutely brilliant -- Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of When I Was Ten on The Favour
I couldn't put it down -- Shari Lapena, author of multimillion-copy international bestseller The Couple Next Door on The Favour
Brilliant, gripping, dark and superbly written . . . Nora Murphy is one to watch -- Gilly Macmillan, internationally bestselling author of What She Knew on The Favour



Book Information
ISBN 9781529068863
Author Nora Murphy
Format Hardback
Page Count 448
Imprint Macmillan
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 674g
Dimensions(mm) 243mm * 164mm * 43mm