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Title details for Good Me Bad Me by Imogen Church - Available

Good Me Bad Me

A Novel

by Imogen Church
Ali Land
Audiobook
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
HOW FAR DOES THE APPLE REALLY FALL FROM THE TREE?

"A deliberate pace and a skillfully woven plot conspire to create a visceral read that's at once a gripping psychological thriller and a devastating exploration of the damage wrought by childhood trauma." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Good Me Bad Me is a dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense audiobook by debut author Ali Land: "Could not be more unputdownable if it was slathered with superglue." —Sunday Express

Milly's mother is a serial killer. Though Milly loves her mother, the only way to make her stop is to turn her in to the police. Milly is given a fresh start: a new identity, a home with an affluent foster family, and a spot at an exclusive private school.
But Milly has secrets, and life at her new home becomes complicated. As her mother's trial looms, with Milly as the star witness, Milly starts to wonder how much of her is nature, how much of her is nurture, and whether she is doomed to turn out like her mother after all.
When tensions rise and Milly feels trapped by her shiny new life, she has to decide: Will she be good? Or is she bad? She is, after all, her mother's daughter.

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  • Release date

    September 5, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427290038
      • File size: 290527 KB
      • Duration: 10:05:15

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 17, 2017
      When 15-year-old Annie Thompson, the unflinching narrator of British author Land’s chilling debut, tells the Devon police that her mother, Ruth, is a serial killer who preys on young children, the police arrest Ruth. Annie, who changes her name to Milly, moves in with the family of London psychologist Mike Newmont, who will help her prepare to testify at her mother’s trial. Saskia, Mike’s wife, knows Milly’s true identity, but the couple’s teenage daughter, Phoebe, believes that Milly is just an ordinary foster kid who’s monopolizing her parents’ attention. Milly attends the same school as Phoebe, who turns the other students against Milly in an effort to drive her away. Milly does her best to ignore the bullying, but the worse things get, the louder Ruth’s hectoring voice rings in Milly’s head, forcing Milly and the reader to question whether it’s possible to overcome both nature and nurture. A deliberate pace and a skillfully woven plot conspire to create a visceral read that’s at once a gripping psychological thriller and a devastating exploration of the damage wrought by childhood trauma. Agent: Sasha Raskin, Agency Group (U.K.).

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Milly is traumatized when she realizes her mother is a serial killer. After she turns her mother into the police, Milly is put into a foster home and has to testify against her mother in court. But Milly's has secrets that make her wonder if she'll become like her mother. Narrator Imogen Church is particularly haunting when she acts out Milly's internal dialogue. In a near whisper that makes her sound vulnerable and even secretive at times, Milly questions herself and seems not to want to hear her own torturous thoughts. Church gives each character in Milly's life a particular trait, making each one easily distinguishable. Church's narration of what Milly witnessed makes this a gripping psychological thriller. D.Z. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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