A claustrophobic and can’t-look-away thriller, told through letters from daughter to mother, this debut will have you on the edge of your seat with a sharp story that you won’t ever forget. Perfect for fans of Liz Nugent, Alice Feeney and Ashley Audrain.

‘Clever, original, and so addictive it should come with a warning. Unique and unforgettable, I loved this book’ ALICE FEENEY

Imogene Billings has always wanted her freedom from her mother. Now she has it.

But the ties between a mother and daughter are not so easily broken.

Estranged from the one person whose approval means everything, Imogene knows she needs to find a way back into Mother's good graces. Then she meets the perfect man: handsome, successful, exactly the kind of husband Mother would approve of. There's just one problem…

He already has a wife and daughter.

But Mother always taught Imogene that a problem is only a problem until you solve it. And Imogene knows exactly how to deal with this one.

There's just one thing she hasn't accounted for: her past, which is about to catch up with her.

Readers are already obsessed with Mother Dearest . . . (????? 5 star reader reviews)
‘Clare Bird’s insanely unhinged debut novel immediately puts her on my “one to watch” list for the rest of my reading life’
‘The absolute CHOKEHOLD this book had on me, shew!’
‘This has to be one of the most unhinged books I’ve read and devoured in a long time’
‘Clear your schedules when you start this one, folks. It’s a “finish in one sitting” type of book’
‘YOOOOOOO!! This book was BANANAS!!’
‘I am not sure HOW this is a debut novel, because it is DELIGHTFULLY UNHINGED and I absolutely LOVED it’