- Paperback: 576 pages
- Publisher: Mira (19 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0778303527
- ISBN-13: 978-0778303527
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 242,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A captivating and beautifully written book.' --Now Magazine
'A captivating and beautifully written book.' --Now Magazine
'It s a premise familiar from some of Hitchcock's best movies: Seemingly upright people, through no fault of their own, see their lives unravel before their eyes. Margaret Leroy s Postcards from Berlin taps the compelling emotions inherent in that storyline.' --Seattle Times
'A captivating and beautifully written book.' --Now Magazine
'It s a premise familiar from some of Hitchcock's best movies: Seemingly upright people, through no fault of their own, see their lives unravel before their eyes. Margaret Leroy s Postcards from Berlin taps the compelling emotions inherent in that storyline.' --Seattle Times
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Compelling and elegant - this is commercial women's fiction at its very best. 'I've striven to be the perfect mother, wanting to create a perfect childhood for my child. Yet something has gone wrong...' Catriona has the life she's always dreamed of: a loving husband, a delightful step-daughter and her own precious little girl, Daisy. When Daisy begins to feel poorly, Catriona seeks help and in doing so, is forced to look to the past and her own traumatic and abusive childhood. When Cat is accused of harming eight-year-old Daisy through Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, Cat begins to realise that the life she has now is more fragile than she could ever have imagined.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I've been looking out for this book for a while now, after really enjoying The Drowning Girl written by the same author, Margaret Leroy.
The Perfect Mother tells the story of Cat and her eight year old daughter, Daisy. When Daisy's flu like symptoms carry on for weeks, worsening rather than improving, no-one is quite sure what is wrong. Doubt begins to be cast at Cat herself and whether it is her who is in fact responsible for Daisy's illness. But Cat is also hiding secrets of her own disturbing childhood from the specialist.
This was a completely engrossing book, and one I could not put down. There is something so completely compelling about Margaret Leroy's books that has me whizzing through the pages and eager to know what's going to happen.
Cat is a fantastic character, on one hand I found her so easy to relate to as a mother, and got completely involved and indignant at her treatment. On the other, there was doubt in my mind as to whether she is actually what she seems, and that feeling is drawn out right until the conclusion. I also found the whole situation a scary possibility in real life, and all the while was thinking 'what if it was me?'
It's an easy read, but an un-put-downable one too, that will have you completely caught up and pondering the power authority has over us, when anything we say can be twisted and used against us. I started this on a two hour train ride and don't think I looked up once. In fact I was disappointed to reach my destination and put the book away! I didn't enjoy it quite as much as The Drowning Girl but still thought it was a great read.
The Perfect Mother tells the story of Cat and her eight year old daughter, Daisy. When Daisy's flu like symptoms carry on for weeks, worsening rather than improving, no-one is quite sure what is wrong. Doubt begins to be cast at Cat herself and whether it is her who is in fact responsible for Daisy's illness. But Cat is also hiding secrets of her own disturbing childhood from the specialist.
This was a completely engrossing book, and one I could not put down. There is something so completely compelling about Margaret Leroy's books that has me whizzing through the pages and eager to know what's going to happen.
Cat is a fantastic character, on one hand I found her so easy to relate to as a mother, and got completely involved and indignant at her treatment. On the other, there was doubt in my mind as to whether she is actually what she seems, and that feeling is drawn out right until the conclusion. I also found the whole situation a scary possibility in real life, and all the while was thinking 'what if it was me?'
It's an easy read, but an un-put-downable one too, that will have you completely caught up and pondering the power authority has over us, when anything we say can be twisted and used against us. I started this on a two hour train ride and don't think I looked up once. In fact I was disappointed to reach my destination and put the book away! I didn't enjoy it quite as much as The Drowning Girl but still thought it was a great read.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the story of a mother who desperatly wants her child to have the perfect life she never had growing up. She becomes so anxious that she is suspected of Munchausens by proxy. It is a difficult subject and the author manages to convey well how the professionals, once they have a suspicion, are blinded to other diagnoses. Kept my interest, though the ending was rushed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Fascinating storyline. All about how a mother's desire to have a well child can end up being twisted by the medical profession and seen to be damaging rather than just a mother loving her child.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent
I loved this book and enjoyed both the story and the quality of the writing. I was able to emphathise with both Catriona and Daisy as both characters were well described. Read more
Published 12 months ago by HelenJ
Interesting subject matter
I really did enjoy this book a lot. Written in first person and narrated very simply, it is the story of Catriona and her treatment by the authorities as she persists in trying to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rowan
Engrossing story
Well i read this one in 3 sittings and i really enjoyed it. It is just a story about a girl and her mother really but what i liked was it was loosely based on her own experiences... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Marie Judd
Brilliant for mothers
My mum read this book before I did and she absolutely loved it, she said that being a mother herself she was able to totally relate to what was happening. Read more
Published 21 months ago by TinkUK08
Good read
This is an easy book to read and I read it very quickly. Although I did enjoy this book some parts were quite slow and did drag on a bit and sometimes you did just want to pick... Read more
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