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The Heart of a Mother by Julie Clark
4.0
Lost Child Found?
Review of the Amazon Original Story ebook (July 23, 2023) released simultaneously with the Brilliance Audio audiobook.
A woman who is now childless in her marriage has been seeking the child whom she was forced to give up for adoption at the age of sixteen. 20+ years later the child would be fully grown. The mother's method of search is to be on every possible DNA Ancestry site that exists, on the off chance that the daughter will one day search for her birth mother. Then one day, a message arrives that shows a 50% DNA match, it must be her daughter! She waits patiently for the daughter to get in touch but hears nothing. Then she starts to search her out and begins stalking her... What will happen next?
Because this is in the Obsession collection, you know and anticipate it will take a dark turn at some point, but I still thought it was clever and well done.
Julie Clark is a mystery suspense writer who has published three novels, the most popular of which is [b:The Last Flight|52652923|The Last Flight|Julie Clark|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617291197l/52652923._SY75_.jpg|73687140] (2020).
Soundtrack
Again, nothing to do with the story, but I couldn't resist listening to Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother from the same-titled album (1970). You can hear the extended suite on YouTube here or on Spotify here.
Trivia and Links
The Heart of a Mother is the 4th of 6 short stories making up the psychological suspense series Obsession, released simultaneously on July 23, 2023 as eBooks by Amazon Originals and as audiobooks by Brilliance Audio. The Obsession collection is described as “Lust. Revenge. Greed. Hunger. Desire doesn’t care if you’re at the bottom of the ladder or the top of your game. Six masters of psychological suspense craft tales about people crossing moral lines in pursuit of their deepest desires. In these short stories, even the most mild-mannered characters can spin out of control when passion is at play. Hold on tight—there’s no turning back.”
You can watch for current and past Amazon Original Kindle short stories which are usually paired with their Audible Original narrations at an Amazon page here (Link goes to Amazon US, adjust for your own country or region).
Review of the Amazon Original Story ebook (July 23, 2023) released simultaneously with the Brilliance Audio audiobook.
A woman who is now childless in her marriage has been seeking the child whom she was forced to give up for adoption at the age of sixteen. 20+ years later the child would be fully grown. The mother's method of search is to be on every possible DNA Ancestry site that exists, on the off chance that the daughter will one day search for her birth mother. Then one day, a message arrives that shows a 50% DNA match, it must be her daughter! She waits patiently for the daughter to get in touch but hears nothing. Then she starts to search her out and begins stalking her... What will happen next?
Because this is in the Obsession collection, you know and anticipate it will take a dark turn at some point, but I still thought it was clever and well done.
Julie Clark is a mystery suspense writer who has published three novels, the most popular of which is [b:The Last Flight|52652923|The Last Flight|Julie Clark|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1617291197l/52652923._SY75_.jpg|73687140] (2020).
Soundtrack
Again, nothing to do with the story, but I couldn't resist listening to Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother from the same-titled album (1970). You can hear the extended suite on YouTube here or on Spotify here.
Trivia and Links
The Heart of a Mother is the 4th of 6 short stories making up the psychological suspense series Obsession, released simultaneously on July 23, 2023 as eBooks by Amazon Originals and as audiobooks by Brilliance Audio. The Obsession collection is described as “Lust. Revenge. Greed. Hunger. Desire doesn’t care if you’re at the bottom of the ladder or the top of your game. Six masters of psychological suspense craft tales about people crossing moral lines in pursuit of their deepest desires. In these short stories, even the most mild-mannered characters can spin out of control when passion is at play. Hold on tight—there’s no turning back.”
You can watch for current and past Amazon Original Kindle short stories which are usually paired with their Audible Original narrations at an Amazon page here (Link goes to Amazon US, adjust for your own country or region).