 | | 書 名 | Mothers' instinct : a novel of suspense | | 作 者 | Barbara Abel ;translated from the French by Susan Pickford | | 稽 核 項 | 292 pages ;; 20 cm | | 標 題 | Friendship | | 標 題 | Neighbors | | 標 題 | Accidents | | 標 題 | Revenge | | 標 題 | Children | | 標 題 | Children | | 標 題 | Sons | | 標 題 | Mothers and sons | | 標 題 | Amitie | | 標 題 | Voisins | | 標 題 | Accidents | | 標 題 | Vengeance | | 標 題 | Enfants | | 標 題 | Enfants | | 標 題 | Meres et fils | | 標 題 | Thrillers (Fiction) | | 標 題 | Domestic fiction. | | 附 註 項 | Originally published as Derriere la haine in France in2012 | | 附 註 項 | Translation of: Derriere la haine | | 附 註 項 | Film tie-in | | 摘 要 註 | David and Laetitia Brunelle and Sylvain and TiphaineGeniot are inseparable friends and next-door neighbours ina pretty, tranquil suburb. Their sons Milo and Maxime,born in the same year, grow up together as close asbrothers. But when Maxime is killed in an accident, theiridyllic world shatters. Maxime's parents, Sylvain andTiphaine, are consumed by grief and bitterness, whileDavid and Laetitia are wracked with guilt for their rolein the tragedy. Soon the couples are barely speaking,although they maintain a polite fa?e. Then a mysteriousseries of "accidents" begins to happen to Milo, raisingLaetitia's suspicions. Are their former best friendstrying to punish them by threatening their son. As anincreasingly paranoid Laetitia frantically tries toprotect Milo from harm, the little civility left betweenthe two families curdles into outward hostility. IsLaetitia just imagining things. Or are Sylvain andTiphaine secretly conspiring to exact their revenge and ifso, who will pay In her American debut, blockbusterBelgian author Barbara Abel plunges into the deepest,darkest corners of her characters' hearts and minds toexplore the limits of friendship, the overwhelming powerof maternal love, and how far hate, fear, and vengeancecan drive us | | ISBN | 9780063414686 | | ISBN | 0063414686 |
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