The Godmothers
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Eliza Miller grew up in Australia as the only daughter of a troubled young mother, but with the...
ClareR (5686 KP) rated Good Me, Bad Me in Books
Jun 9, 2019
This is the story of 15 year old Milly, and how she copes with her life after she informs the police that her mother is a serial killer. A killer of small children. She has also been horrifically abused by her mother. We follow her in to her foster family, a family where she is not completely welcomed. The teenaged daughter of her foster parents is a troubled, bullying, frankly rather horrible teenager. It's interesting to look at the similarities and differences between these two characters. How a child who has lived a terrible life seems to outwardly cope better than one who has had a loving (if rather distant) family.
Milly's inner voice, that of her mother, is a chilling reminder that she was controlled completely by this evil woman, to the extent that she finds it difficult to cope without her. The story shows the love of a child for their mother, even though they have been terribly abused by her and seen her do abhorrent things to other children.
I don't want to say too much more - I'd hate to spoil it for anyone else. I will say that this was an excellent story though, and it’s a book that I’ve recommended to a lot of friends.
Fallen (Will Trent, #5)
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There's no police training stronger than a cop's instinct. Faith Mitchell's mother isn't answering...
Mary Ellen Mark recommended Murmur of the Heart (1971) in Movies (curated)
The Girl In The Clockwork Tower
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A tale of espionage, lavender hair, and pineapples. Welcome to Daiwynn where magic is dangerous,...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) in Movies
Aug 26, 2017
The story is rather tragic of a boy from a magical powerful family, who has escaped with his mother as a baby, losing an eye in the process, and growing up to play an instrument that has the power to control paper. Both he and his mother are poor, livingin a cave, hiding away from this family - his father has also perished in this initial battle. However, they are found and his mother gives him her powers to escape and try and find a way of defeating her sisters and father.
It's a quest-based film, filled with perilous obstacles and while it was sad at times - I just don't think it was as heartfelt as other Japanese animations. The voices of Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron is always fantastic to hear though.
The Runaway Schoolgirl: This is the True Story of My Daughter's Abduction by Her Teacher Jeremy Forrest
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On Friday, 21 September 2012, mother-of-five Davina Williams found herself facing two policemen on...
Will You Love Me?: The Story of My Adopted Daughter Lucy
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The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer...
Jackjack (877 KP) rated The Final Girls (2015) in Movies
Apr 15, 2020
Sad opening when a mother is put down because she stared in a cheesy 80s slasher, now older and wiser she has a daughter max, you see there bond and relationship very fast and you see how it was taken away in one quick car crash, on the anniversary of Max's mums death she goes to the cinema to watch the film her mother was in, a fire breaks out and in a swift exit behind the screen a handful end up within the film. It's a comical fight to live and it pulls on plenty of heart strings as max is reunited with her late mother. I personally thought it was a brilliant cheesy, funny film and definitely worth the watch!!!
Amy the Dancing Bear
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Most of us can remember, as a child, not wanting to go to sleep, and parents everywhere will be...