Mother's Day (Hardback)

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