The Second Mother: A Novel
"Proving Stephen King isn't the only author who can make a scenic small town in Maine feel menacing, Jenny Milchman's The Second Mother is a haunting thriller."--POPSUGAR
Opportunity: Teacher needed in one-room schoolhouse on remote island in Maine. Find the freedom in a fresh start.
Julie Weathers isn't sure if she's running away or starting over, but moving to a remote island off the coast of Maine feels right for someone with reasons to flee her old life. The sun-washed, sea-stormed speck of land seems welcoming, the lobster plentiful, and the community close and tightly knit. She finds friends in her nearest neighbor and Callum, a man who appears to be using the island for the same thing as she: escape.
But as Julie takes on the challenge of teaching the island's children, she comes to suspect that she may have traded one place shrouded in trouble for another, and she begins to wonder if the greatest danger on Mercy Island is its lost location far out to sea, or the people who live there.
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Community Reviews
Yes, I was still surprised at the ending even though the title should've been a clear warning bell.
I read through the whole book anticipating a really good plot twist.. I feel like that's what I was set up for. & even though I was still surprised at what ended up happening, I still feel let down.
From the beginning to middle part was so descriptive & so much information was included that maybe didn't really need to be if the ending was only going to be what it is.
If the ending had more depth to it, I feel that there's more to this story that isn't being told and it would make much better of a book if it was.
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