I have to say from the outset that I found the topic of this book quite disturbing however I appreciate that these events do happen. I got quite frustrated with some of the characters who were portrayed a little 2 dimensional and stereotypical. However I liked the pace and the way the storyline unravelled with different perspectives and time lines. Something about the lack of supervision both for the babies in the prem Ward and the mothers rang a little false with me, but was, obviously, necessary for the plot.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Having read the synopsis I was keen to read this story. What a gripping, thought provoking, book it turned out to be. The storyline develops by switching from past and present, with narratives from mainly Sasha, but also her husband Mark too. As the whole picture gradually unfolds, the reader is constantly swayed back and forth as to whether Sasha is correct in thinking her baby is not actually hers, or whether she really does have postpartum psychosis. Once the truth is revealed, there's an interesting and thought provoking twist......
An excellent story, but probably not a good idea for those imminently expecting!

Maybe you shouldn't read this book when you're expecting or could go into labor soon. All the emotions and doubts might be too much. That said... I liked this book, a lot. It kept me guessing what's real and once started I couldn't stop reading. Great read! I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK!

Sash awakens after an emergency Caesarian operation but whose is this baby that they say is hers?
As she delves to uncover the truth she learns more about her family, husband and the past, than maybe she wants to. Read over a few hours this is a gripping and powerful read full of emotion and determination

Blown away by this book and it's attention to detail with the intricacies of potential mental health. Absolutely heart rending story that is well worth your time to read.

Sorry this book wasn’t for me for some reason I struggled with it I’m not sure if it was the subject or the way it was narrated.

A great first novel from Susi Fox.
Her medical background shows through with a high level of technical relevance relating to the care and treatment of premature babies and postnatal mothers.

I enjoyed the twists and turns along the way and was kept guessing right to the very end about who was right and why Sasha, a first-time mum after years of infertility, whose own mum suffered from postnatal depression with devastating consequences, doesn't believe that Toby is her baby.

Thank you to Netgalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

Waking up after an emergency caesarean section, Sasha is not convinced that the baby she is taken to in the nursery is hers.
What ensues is a very readable novel. The reader is taken through Sasha's journey to prove she is not insane and that her gut instinct is correct. She needs to find her biological baby before it is too late. Sasha does not know who she can trust or who is on her side. The book alternates between the present and the past, some of which is told through the perspective of Mark, Sasha's husband. All the characters are well thought out and although, not necessarily likeable, they are credible.
A good , solid 4 star read.
I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest and independent review.

When Sasha awakes after an emergency c-section and is taken to see her baby, she is convinced it’s not hers. What unfolds is a nightmare. Sasha is convinced everyone is lying to her, covering something up, including her own husband, and what makes it worse is they believe Sasha to be the one who is mentally ill.

As soon as I saw the description for this book on Netgalley, I had to request it - it sounded brilliant! I was hooked from the moment I started reading it. I loved the fact the reader is constantly kept guessing about who really is telling the truth - Sasha or the hospital staff, along with Sasha’s husband. You just don’t know who to side with; sometimes you feel for Sasha and want them to give her real baby back, the other times you believe the baby she has is hers and she really does need medical help! Readers are kept guessing right until the very end - brilliant!

There are a lot of medical terms in this book but Susi Fox explains everything well - she studied medicine and works as a GP in Australia.

I really enjoyed the book and would love to read future books by this author.

Didn't take me long to complete this book - you desperately want to know the outcome.
And what a unexpected twist it is,
A definite rollercoaster ride.

Thank you netgalley, penguin and Susi Fox for allowing me to read and review this book.

If you said someone had stolen your baby, would you be believed? This is a really well written story that had me totally gripped. The ending was a shock. I found the events at the end believable but not justifiable.

When I saw this book on Netgalley- I had to request it instantly- that blurb instantly had me intrigued- I had to read this book!!

Sasha- a doctor (Pathologist) wakes up from her emergency C section- wanting to see her baby girl- but the baby she is told she has had- is a little boy.....and she's adamant that this baby is not hers!

Sasha is adamant that she knows her own child she felt that child grow inside her and she has no bond what so ever to this little boy.

Sasha is extremely vocal regarding the situation which ends up with her being diagnosed with post-natal psychosis.

Nobody believes what Sasha is saying- and as a reader you start to wonder- is it true what she is saying? Or is she really ill?

She has literally no support network around her- her family don't believe her- the doctors and nurses don't believe her...even her husband thinks she's lost it.

It is long and drawn out at times- a lot of inner turmoil- a lot of back and forward to the past in her and her husbands POV's.

If anything let this book down it was the ending- It's extremely anti-climatic. And after reading Sashas story from the start i do not believe the way her character just accepted the situation.

4*'s.

What an unusual book , very cleverly written and some beautiful , very thought provoking quotes. I wasn't sure it was going to be my kind of book but it really grows on you

I was intrigued by the blurb; I rarely read books based on a baby story, but this one sounded different. And it is. It's very much an unreliable narrator story, difficult for the reader to judge where the truth lies.

Sasha, a pathologist with a back story, awakes after a c section delivery and is convinced that she has the wrong infant. Scans showed she was carrying a girl, this is a boy for starters. But no one believes her and the sense of her growing frustration and fear is almost palpable. Bit by bit, the layers are revealed and it's difficult to judge whether she's delusional and psychotic or right.

The story moves along rapidly and I thought it was interesting to see how Sasha reacts as a patient, given her medical background. A strong central character, twisty plot that keeps the tension high made this a really enjoyable read.

Thanks to the publisher for a review copy via Netgalley.

A very clever, emotional story. After an accident causing early labour and a c-section Sasha is convinced that her baby has been swapped. She was expecting a girl - she is shown a boy! A mother should know their own child right? Sasha ends up alone in her beliefs as the medical profession and her family turn away believing she is delusional with post natal depression or even psychosis. An issue in her past certainly could bring this out. A slow burner at first and some really frustrating parts in how this is handled. The book then races on with some really great turns and a good ending.

Mine is a great story about a pathologist who wakes up after a caesarian convinced that the baby the hospital are showing her is not her baby.
The hospital believe she is delusional. Is Sasha right? Has she been given the wrong baby or is she going mad?
This book is really well written, the main characters so brilliantly developed and with so many plot developments, it keeps you guessing right until the end.
Thank you to NetGalley for a free Kindle copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I read this book in one day, it kept me gripped. The horrors of not being believed are described in a very credible way. I would not let anyone who was pregnant read it! I was slightly disappointed with the ending, hence only four stars. And I wouldn't want to be married to someone like Mark!

Pathologist Sash wakes up after an emergency Caesarean section, and finds herself in a postpartum nightmare of painkilling drugs, premature baby, absent husband and a midwife who initially gets even her name wrong.

When she finally gets to see her baby, he bears no resemblance to the child she imagined (and not just because it's a boy, not the girl the scans indicated she was having). But no one believes Sash, not the medical staff, not her supportive husband, not her father.

As the layers of the story unfold we find out more about Sash's history, the unresolved situation with a baby who died when she was a paediatric doctor, and her own uncertainty about what is happening as she is diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and voluntarily admitted to the mother-and-baby unit.

I wasn't sure where the story was going a lot of the time, but that's as you'd expect in a book like this where reality is skewed by the highly emotional situation, the postpartum hormones and the discoveries of traumas unmentioned.

What I found most fascinating about Mine was the disparity between Sash's experiences as a medical professional, working in the hospital environment, and her experiences as a patient, powerless, almost voiceless, but excruciatingly aware of the untold medical mistakes that go unreported. How does she balance her own beliefs, knowing what she does about the hospital world, with the overbearing weight of the professionals, and her own family who side with them?

This is a very emotive story. After giving birth by c-section Sasha is convinced that her baby boy has been swapped. The factors weighed up certainly seem plausible. Or could she be paranoid and have post-natal problems? Nobody believes her including her husband Mark. It stands to reason that even if they thought her mentally ill there should have been a full investigation and DNA tests taken because of the accusation. Is the baby theirs? Has there been a mix-up? This she is determined to solve. Was it coincidence or deliberate that her doc was called Dr Solomon as I was reminded of a Solomon in the bible who was confronted by two women fighting over the ownership of a baby! I was saddened that Mark and Sasha hoped a baby would fill the cracks in their marriage. Such a precarious gamble with a potential child victim at the centre. Make or break?! An extremely unusual ending. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph.