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Title:	Good Mother, The
Authors:	Cairns, Rae
Genre:	Fiction
Pages:	353
Year:	2020
Language:	English
Description:	Sarah Calhoun's teenage son, Riley, hits the football jackpot when he is offered the opportunity to represent Australia at a FIFA youth development camp in Dublin in 2014. It's a dream come true for Riley, but for Sarah, the beginning of a nightmare, forcing her to revisit her past when she was a youth worker in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. Now she will be forced to testify in a historical murder trial in Belfast, putting herself, Riley and her family at great risk. Facing danger at every turn, Sarah will do anything and everything it takes to keep her family safe, making this a gripping, action-packed thriller.
Categories:	Fiction, Historical, Morals/Ethics, Political, Suspense/Thriller, Ireland, Australia, 2024 Titles

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By: AUCK 293		2025-05-22 10:03:16

Fast paced and held your interest from the first few pages. What would you do to keep your child safe? That's a good question and definitely made one think. A difficult time to live in Belfast and interesting to see that things don't change overnight - nearly 20 years on the hate war still there. Good characters, although the protagonist was a bit too controlling, but the story wouldn't have been as good if she didn't behave as she did. A good thriller.

By: HAST 018		2025-04-03 10:24:54

Good storyline, although some parts a little unrealistic. Fast paced and hard to put down.

By: CHCH 393		2025-02-20 09:44:12

A suspense filled plot. Couldn't put book down!

By: CHCH 136		2024-10-16 09:56:32

We struggled to empathise with the main character and became frustrated with her. Everyone read to the end but not top of our list.

By: TAUP 015		2024-09-25 12:00:48

We enjoyed the fact that the events in the book were based on fact. Well-written.

By: AUCK 461		2024-08-20 16:46:29

All of us saw this book as a fast read and found it interesting to read about the "troubles" in Northern Ireland. Other adjectives used in the discussion included "formulaic/far-fetched/unbelievable," and some members thought the writing was rather lazy. (Note - there are quite a few books with the title "The Good Mother," and one member asked, "What is a good mother?" This provoked some discussion!)

By: AUCK 447		2024-06-05 14:30:47

Great read, couldn't put it down.

By: FOXT 003		2024-04-10 06:44:12

A good weekend read, recommend to friends. Thought provoking.

By: AUCK 256		2024-02-28 14:59:36

Everyone really enjoyed this book and once they got into it could not put it down. The mix of Politics, Ethics and Suspense made it a great read. The Title is more of a question than anything!

By: TAUR 023		2023-10-25 14:13:02

Everyone enjoyed this book. "Couldn't put it down" was the most frequent comment.