All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman
'AN ABSOLUTELY WILD RIDE: IMAGINE IF THE WRITERS OF MOTHERLAND TRIED THEIR HANDS AT A MISSING PERSON MYSTERY’ - INDEPENDENT
Join us for an evening of laughter with Sarah Harman, author of the debut that Stylist Magazine named a 'MUST READ'. Perfect for fans of Motherland, Sarah's laugh-out-loud debut is packed with twists and turns. Soon to be a HUGE TV show.
Hosted by author of Spilt Milk and Bad Manners, Amy Beashel, you can expect a hilarious exploration of motherhood and mystery.
'SPIKY, WITTY, A BREATH OF FRESH AIR' - PANDORA SYKES
About The Book
Florence knows all about failure. After a dismal end to her 2000s girlband career, she’s moping around West London, single, broke and unfulfilled. The only things she’s proud of are her increasingly elaborate nail art choices – and her ten-year-old son, Dylan.
But when Alfie Risby, Dylan's bitter class rival and the child heir to a frozen foods empire, mysteriously vanishes on a school trip, Dylan becomes a prime suspect. Florence has to get her act together, find the missing boy and clear her son’s name or risk losing him forever. The only problem? She doesn’t have any detective skills, she’s not exactly popular at the school gates and she’s just found Alfie’s backpack hidden under Dylan’s bed…
All the Other Mothers Hate Me is an irresistibly witty novel about fitting in, starting over and the lengths we’ll go to for the people we love.
About Sarah Harman
Sarah Harman is a recovering journalist living in London. As a broadcaster, she has over a decade of experience reporting on major breaking news stories around the globe, most recently as a foreign correspondent for NBC News, reporting for Today, Nightly News, and MSNBC. Her debut novel, All the Other Mothers Hate Me, won the Lucy Cavendish Prize for Fiction in 2023.
About your host: Amy Beashel
Having shoe-horned the phrase “finding her own self-worth” into every possible English-literature essay from GSCE through to university, it’s no wonder Shropshire-based author Amy Beashel is now writing books featuring female protagonists who are fiercely attempting to do just that. She likes dark stories, complex characters and hopeful (but not too tidy) endings.
Her debut novel for young adults, The Sky Is Mine, was nominated for the Carnegie and Branford Boase awards. The Daily Mail described her debut novel for adults, Spilt Milk, as "raw, thought-provoking and beautifully written”. Her latest book, Bad Manners, publishes in March 2025 with HarperNorth. Find her @beashelwrites on social media.