You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
The realisation that Elaine had given it to Jude swept through Abi like a fever.
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
‘There’s something to being a finisher though, isn’t there? Perhaps you’ll take up a little something here when the time is right. When Freddie started to flounder, I remember his father saying that an arts degree is one thing but half an arts degree is precisely nothing.’
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
And already, her time with Guy was starting to feel like something she’d imagined, distant and unreal.
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
As the weight of loneliness began to settle, the phone rang and she lunged for the bedside telephone.
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
The water looked uninviting, the murky green of an aquarium.
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
The memory of their argument lingered like a hangover
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
As they settled into the darkness, she felt Brigitta reach for her hand. The large windows were open, and the breeze carried in the scent of gardenias. Laughter drifted in from a passing launch.
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
‘For Lord’s sake, what a lot of rot. First year with baby is a bloody shock.’
Meg Mason • You Be Mother: The debut novel from the author of Sorrow and Bliss
She heard a rustle, then the voice, soft and hoarse.