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by Stella Duffy (Author) "You all watched it happen ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail (21 Jul 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852428570
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852428570
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 474,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Saz Martin is settled into new motherhood with her partner Molly and their nine-month-old daughter Matilda. Things have not been easy since the birth - late nights, early mornings, and a sudden death have all taken their toll - but with Molly's return to full time work and Saz happily taking on the role of Matilda's prime carer, both women feel they are finally adjusting to parenthood and the demands of their new life. And then the phone rings. The door knocks. A well-known stranger arrives. Instead of moving forward into her role as a full time mother, Saz is forced to face her past, confronting people and events she had long ago hoped to forget. In a story of how the sins of our past always come back to haunt us, Stella Duffy reveals secrets no-one knew about Saz Martin, explores why Saz is who she is, and asks is it still possible to believe in our heroes - and our lovers - when their flaws are well and truly exposed?
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Duffy at her best, 24 Jul 2005
Mouths of Babes is the fifth Saz Martin book, long awaited and fulfilling every expectation.

Saz and Molly's baby is a few months old, and they are still adjusting to a recent death, when a 'friend' from Saz's childhood turns up on the doorstep, leading to revelations and truths that Saz had hoped never to have to confront.

This is a complex book, beautifully written, dealing with the ways in which we survive childhood, and those who fall by the way. It's illuminating on bullying and the strategems both victims and bullies use to get by, and the compromises we make to become the adults we want to be.

This latest Saz mystery is fast-paced, intelligent, mesmerising and makes you shiver. Duffy's take on relationships is spot on, and the events grow so naturally out of the people involved that the story's horrifying conclusion seems just one more logical, inexorable step.

Read it - you'll love it, and want to buy it for yourself. Easily the best Saz story so far.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Yet, 27 Jul 2005
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I think Duffy has produced her best novel to date with Mouths of Babes. It has a depth that her earlier stuff sometimes lacks.Her characterisation is strong but believeable. I was stunned by the final chapter it is worth the cover price for that alone, its really shocking.
If you have read the others in the Saz Martin series then you have to buy it, if you haven't dont worry this is a great stand alone read.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Duffy at her best!, 22 Aug 2005
By Donna P Wilkinson (Nettleham,Lincoln, Lincolnshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I have just read this book in 7 hours,so good i couldn't put it down!
The story is easy to follow,once you get used to the 2 different styles of writing that Duffy uses in this book.The characters of Saz and Molly are well written,and you really like them as a couple and you want their relationship to work.
MOUTH OF BABES points out very well that most people have painful episodes in their lives,and it's important to concentrate on the present.
I can't wait for Duffy's next book!
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