Gripping, emotional, and wire-taut, Rea Frey's Not Her Daughter raises the question of what it means to be a mother--and how far someone will go to keep a child safe.
"Brings to mind Jodi Picoult...thought-provoking domestic drama." - Booklist
"Will make you miss your bedtime, guaranteed." - Bestselling author Kimberly Belle Emma Townsend. Five years old. Gray eyes, brown hair. Missing since June. Emma is lonely. Living with her cruel mother and clueless father, Emma retreats into her own world of quiet and solitude. Sarah Walker. Successful entrepreneur. Broken-hearted. Kidnapper. Sarah has never seen a girl so precious as the gray-eyed child in a crowded airport terminal. When a second-chance encounter with Emma presents itself, Sarah takes her--far away from home. But if it's to rescue a little girl from her damaging mother, is kidnapping wrong? Amy Townsend. Unhappy wife. Unfit mother. Unsure whether she wants her daughter back. Amy's life is a string of disappointments, but her biggest issue is her inability to connect with her daughter. And now Emma is gone without a trace. As Sarah and Emma avoid the nationwide hunt, they form an unshakeable bond. But what about Emma's real mother, back at home? PopSugar - The Summer's Hottest Books * Refinery 29 - Best Summer Thrillers * US Weekly - Summer's Best Send-Offs *Parade - 20 Chilling Thrillers by Women to Read This Year * Brit + Co - 15 New Thrillers by Women That Will Give You Chills This Summer * The Zoe Report - 20 Books to Read this Summer * She Reads - New Summer Thrillers to Get Your Heart Racing * Working Mother - 15 Hot New Summer Beach Reads * Culturalist - Top Ten Domestic Thrillers That Will Make You Question Everything * Crime Reads - 5 Debut Crime Novels to Read This August
Is it wrong to want to do what’s best for a child?
Published by Judi Burns , 6 years ago
Five year old Emma, comes from a sad and broken home. She does not get along with her mother and decides to leave with Sarah who stalks her in the woods. Sarah grows to love this child while she knows that taking her was wrong, yet in her eyes, the right thing to do for Emma. On the run, Emma never asks about her family and enjoys the adventures she and Sarah experience as she grows to love Sarah with each new day.
Rea Frey, you did good! Keep writing!
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