Daughter: The Gripping Sunday Times Bestselling Thriller and Richard & Judy Phenomenon

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3.9
359 reviews
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RUNAWAY RICHARD & JUDY PHENOMENON

Her daughter has gone missing. But did she ever really know her . . .

'Thrilling' SUNDAY EXPRESS
'Completely unputdownable' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Utterly gripping' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Unforgettable' 5***** READER REVIEW
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Naomi is missing.


Her mother Jenny is desperately searching for answers.

But the traces of Naomi's existence reveal a very different girl to the one Jenny thought she'd raised.

The more she looks, the more she learns that everyone she trusted has been keeping secrets . . .

Is finding her the only way to put their family back together?

Or will discovering the truth about Naomi finally tear them apart?
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'We absolutely loved this' RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB

'Taut and thought-provoking' WOMAN & HOME

'Clever' SUN

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3.9
359 reviews
Ana Hadley
April 29, 2015
Spoiler alert No, no, no! I'm a mother of a teenage daughter and I hate the way this story makes me feel. The blame was one way, all on the mother. The twin Ed and the daughter Naomi took no blame for their actions. And for Naomi to choose a new family over her own is the ultimate slap in the face. How could she? How could she have a baby and not include her mother? Her father? Her brothers? How could she bring such pain and sadness to everyone? Selfish beyond words. A real betrayal.
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Jane R
November 4, 2014
First 95% was great. Last 5% was a let down. Only 5% crap could be forgotten if it had been anywhere else, but sadly if the end is bad then it affects the whole way you feel about the book. But maybe others would love the ending, I don't know. So I'll give it 4 stars as the end made it a 3 for me but it was a 5 up until then.
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Martin Richards
October 23, 2014
What starts off as a good read has a disappointment end. You keep feeling as if a twist, or and interesting plot point will jump up, but it never does. The story is OK but I wouldn't recommend.
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About the author

While working as a GP, Jane Shemilt completed a postgraduate diploma in Creative Writing at Bristol University and went on to study for the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa, gaining both with distinction. Her first novel, Daughter, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club, shortlisted for the Edgar Award and the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, and went on to become the bestselling debut novel of 2014.

She and her husband, a professor of neurosurgery, have five children and live in Bristol.

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