Three generations of women, discover who their family is after an accident, brings them all together. Julia, the mother of identical twins, Flo and Ari, was in an accident and is now in a coma. During this difficult time, Flo a nurse, and Ari a lawyer, discover something's about their mother, but also about each other. They have to face what they are learning, and what to do about it.
It is a gripping story that will keep you reading, until the very end. Louise Guy did an excellent job writing this story. Never did Flo and Ari think they would be where they are today. While their mother lays in a coma they discover, their mother had a secret life, that they knew nothing about. The twins also discover the secrets that they have been keeping, is about to come out. Their lives are unraveling, and as it does, they have to face what is happening, but also what life is doing to each one of them. We really don't know what life has in store for anyone, until it comes to light, then all you can do is figure out a way to move forward, That is what they are all doing, and we get to see how each one is facing what is happening, and what happens as they move forward
I started this book late afternoon, not expecting what I was reading. It was like I was stuck in the story and was moving along with them. I tried to put the book down, but couldn't do it. While I am reading in the middle of the night, we have a thunders storm with lightening, and heavy rain, which added to the intensity.
I received an ARC from Boldwood Books through NetGalley.

Thank you to Net Galley and Boldwood Books for my copy of A Mother's Betrayal by Louise Guy.
My usual reads are thrillers and gory serial killers but every now and then I need something gentler.
This book is not gentle, it rips your heart out and puts it back again.
Ari and Flo are identical twins and best friends who are there for each other every day of their lives, their bond is unbreakable.
Until their mother is in a car accident that leaves her in a coma.
Then all they thought they knew about their mother and each other is thrown into question.
What secrets and lies are everyone hiding?

** spoiler alert ** A well written story of a family and how lies, deceit and emotions are portrayed.

Twins, Ari and Flo are always in contact with each other. But what happens when the trust and emotions are pulled into it.

Add in an accident that leaves their mother in a coma and an unravelling of her life begins unbeknownst to her.

This story pulls on your emotions and plays a light into what can happen when lies are kept hidden and also when lies are made to cause more trouble and doubt amongst family.

I was given this book by #netgalley for an honest and free review of it.

Secrets and manipulation abound in this rather tedious and extremely trite book where the only characters who are interesting are two young children.

I received this book as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley.

3* Well written but requires suspension of disbelief to be able to read it.

This is well written but there are 3 generations of lies/things concealed/held back here, that hurt the characters in this book. And there's a less than pleasant character in Julia, so I'm afraid I couldn't really get into the tale, despite some of the decent side characters. I didn't like her, was willing to believe her 'betrayal' and didn't feel bad when a scheme was exposed that made her seem less black than she'd been painted so far. The only positive is that she agreed to get long overdue counselling.

Not sure I'd read more by this author, as the book lacked something truly shocking or awful despite the teasing title.

ARC courtesy of Boldwood Books for my reading pleasure.

"A Mother's Betrayal" is a twisty, interesting family drama/mystery set in Australia. It tells the tale of adult twin sisters Ari and Flo and their troubled relationship with their controlling mother. The story is told from the viewpoints of several women characters and also includes other family members and non-relatives.
In the book's first chapters, we are introduced to the family and are just getting a feel for their relationships and general family dynamics, and then all hell breaks loose when two separate emergencies bring about revelations and long-time secrets that threaten not only the weakest ties in the family but also the strongest.
I would like the author to have given us a deeper view into the main characters, so that I could have really felt for them as the family unraveled and then later began healing, but even without that I found the plot engrossing. "A Mother's Betrayal" is an enjoyable read and I am thankful to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the chance to review an advance copy.
All opinions are honest and my own.

Julia Hudson is married to Mike and they have identical adult twin daughters Arabella and Florence and a grandson Kayden. Julia’s a rather forceful and blunt person, and she travels back and forwards between Melbourne and Canberra for her job for a government bureau. Julia's involved in a terrible car accident, she has swelling on the brain and a broken leg and lacerations. Mike, Ari, Flo and their grandmother Gigi take it in turns sitting at Julia’s bedside in ICU, they discover Julia has been keeping a secret, one that changes their family and they no longer know what to believe.

Ari and Flo have always been close, but Flo has been keeping secrets of her own, when it’s revealed it effects the sister's relationship, and just when they need to stick together and a wedge is driven between them. With Julia in a coma, the whole family is falling apart, she started keeping journals thirty two years ago, they wonder if the truth is hidden between the pages and hold the answers they need. Instead what’s uncovered is more secrets and lies, has Julia been manipulating her family for years and getting away with it.

I received a copy of A Mother’s Betrayal by Louise Guy from Boldwood Books and NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. The gripping narrative is set in the leafy streets of Melbourne, I was hooked by the end of the first chapter, and the ending wasn't predictable. Full of lots of twists and turns and about the complicated relationships between the members of the Hudson family, and a mother should support and defend her daughters no matter what, and can Ari and Flo ever trust and forgive her?

I really enjoyed the mix of characters in the story, they really made it and it certainly gives the reader a roller coaster ride of emotions, covers all sorts of issues, topic, possibilities and scenarios. Five stars from me, the twins had great taste in music and I’m very keen to read other books by Louise Guy.

"A Mothers Betrayal" is a book about a family with a lot of secrets. The mother works away from home a lot, the grown twins have huge secrets of their own from the past and the father is oblivious to it all, until an accident happens that turns all their lives upside down and uncovers all secrets! This book is a great suspenseful read that doesn't give much away early which I love in a book. However, I found that it dragged on a little bit in the middle but it still kept my attention and I couldn't put it down!

When Julia Hudson is involved in a near-fatal accident, the lives of her children, Flo and her twin sister, Ari – are sent into freefall. How did their mom get into a car accident? Why are all of these lies suddenly being exposed? Secrets from their grandma, mom, dad, and even their mom's business partner come to light. What exactly is real in their lives? Trying times, but with a happy ending.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Flo and Ari are concerned about their mother who was involved in an accident. They later learn that their mom was keeping a secret from them that changes everything they knew and loved about her. Their mother is not the only one keeping secrets. I enjoyed this book.

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from NetGalley. I love Louise Guy's books, and her latest family drama did not disappoint. Well-written and intriguing, the characters were complex and likeable and I was drawn into their world.

A Mother's Betrayal.
Could you keep a secret from your children for their whole life?
Almost identical twins Ari and Flo their parents Julia and Mike.
When Julia has a car accident, Gigi their grandmother doesn't want Ari prying into her mothers movements does she know something that they don't?
This book is full of questions about Julia who is lying in a coma, and has some almighty twists wrote in every chapter all about this family that will blow your mind.
My first book from this author that I truly enjoyed right to the end for that I give full stars.
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What an absolute family drama so well executed. brilliant characters, great storytelling what is there not to enjoy.

I couldn't stop reading this book I was on the edge of my seat throughout and a new author for me but I will definitely look out for more.

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC which I have no hesitation in recommending.