Review: A Good Enough Mother

A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Seventeen-year-old Tom has disappeared without a trace over a year ago and Ruth has been lost ever since. She misses her son so much and constantly think she sees him sitting at a café or standing on a train platform or walking on the opposite sidewalk. It is never him. Movie obsessed Dan is her new patient and he resembles a lot Tom. As a therapist, Ruth knows that she should pass on Dan’s case to another therapist but she can’t let go. Dan is a very disturbed young man who has just been traumatized. Ruth sees the signs of danger but is blinded by her desire to redeem herself. She is hoping to rescue him and erase the guilt of her failure with her own son. Dan in getting too close and Ruth has trapped herself in too many lies. When Dan discovers the truth, he unleashes his anger. Who will get hurt? Who will suffer?

This is such a great psychological thriller. It is a very emotional story which deals with mental diseases, the loss of a child and the inability to move on. Bev Thomas slowly paints the story and delivers a surprising punch, and completes the story with a triumph. Beautifully written, I recommend this book wholeheartedly.

Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this fantastic book. A Good Enough Mother by Bev Thomas will be available at your favourite bookstore on April 30, 2019.

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