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The Good Mother by Rae Cairns
4.0
Sarah Calhoun is a busy single mother of three. Trying to juggle work, kids, after school activities and co-parenting. When her son is offered the opportunity of a life time, to go to Ireland and train at an elite soccer academy for four months, the life Sarah has worked so hard to build comes crashing down and events from her past finally catch up with her.
Years ago, before she was a mother, Sarah spent time living in Ireland a time which ended abruptly with her fleeing the country in fear after witnessing a brutal crime at the hands of member of the IRA. Now Sarah has to navigate through a return to Ireland, trying to keep her son and the rest of her family safe from those that want to harm her. What lengths will Sarah go to, to protect her children?
This was such a great read. Fast paced, intense and interesting. I had very limited knowledge around the unrest in Ireland in the 1990’s and it made me take the time to learn more about it. I enjoyed Sarah as a character, she was strong, independent and struggled with the intricacies of motherhood. This is the second book I’ve read from this author, with this one being her debut and both books have been great thrillers. Rae Cairns is definitely now and auto-buy author for me, great Australian fiction with complex characters, strong female protagonists and well thought out, unpredictable twists and turns throughout.
Years ago, before she was a mother, Sarah spent time living in Ireland a time which ended abruptly with her fleeing the country in fear after witnessing a brutal crime at the hands of member of the IRA. Now Sarah has to navigate through a return to Ireland, trying to keep her son and the rest of her family safe from those that want to harm her. What lengths will Sarah go to, to protect her children?
This was such a great read. Fast paced, intense and interesting. I had very limited knowledge around the unrest in Ireland in the 1990’s and it made me take the time to learn more about it. I enjoyed Sarah as a character, she was strong, independent and struggled with the intricacies of motherhood. This is the second book I’ve read from this author, with this one being her debut and both books have been great thrillers. Rae Cairns is definitely now and auto-buy author for me, great Australian fiction with complex characters, strong female protagonists and well thought out, unpredictable twists and turns throughout.