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"Deliciously entertaining, this Australian novel is packed with wit and suspense, and it also delivers sharp insights about family dynamics and love." -- People MagazineA twisty, compelling new audiobook about one woman's complicated relationship with her mother-in-law that ends in death... From the moment Lucy met her husband's mother, she knew she wasn't the wife Diana had envisioned for her perfect son. Exquisitely polite, friendly, and always generous, Diana nonetheless kept Lucy at arm's length despite her desperate attempts to win her over. And as a pillar in the community, an advocate for female refugees, and a woman happily married for decades, no one had a bad word to say about Diana ... except Lucy.That was five years ago. Now, Diana is dead, a suicide note found near her body claiming that she longer wanted to live because of the cancer wreaking havoc inside her body. But the autopsy finds no cancer. It does find traces of poison, and evidence of suffocation. Who could possibly want Diana dead? Why was her will changed at the eleventh hour to disinherit both of her children, and their spouses? And what does it mean that Lucy isn't exactly sad she's gone?Fractured relationships and deep family secrets grow more compelling with every chapter in this twisty, captivating new audiobook from Sally Hepworth. Praise for Sally Hepworth: "With jaw-dropping discoveries, and realistic consequences, this novel is not to be missed. Perfect for lovers of Big Little Lies." -- Library Journal, starred review "Hepworth deftly keeps the reader turning pages and looking for clues, all the while building multilayered characters and carefully doling out bits of their motivations." -- BOOKLIST



About the Author

Sally Hepworth

Sally Hepworth is the bestselling author of The Secrets of Midwives (2015) , The Things We Keep (2016) The Mother's Promise (2017) , The Family Next Door (2018) , The Mother In Law (April 2019) , The Good Sister (April 2021) and The Younger Wife (April 2022) . Hollywood actress and producer, Amy Poehler, has optioned The Mother In Law for a TV series.Sally's books have been labelled "enchanting" by The Herald Sun, "smart and engaging" by Publisher's Weekly, and New York Times bestselling authors Liane Moriarty and Emily Giffin have praised Sally's novels as "women's fiction at its finest" and "totally absorbing". Sally's novels are available worldwide in English and have been translated into 10 languages.?Sally lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children.



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