Mother of All Secrets: A Novel

Written by Kathleen M. Willett

Narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen and Jennifer Jill Araya

Her freedom, her sanity, her life. How much will a young mother sacrifice to protect her secrets?

Sleep deprived and overwhelmed, first-time mom Jenn is struggling to adapt to her new role. Frustrated with her loving but preoccupied husband and still grieving the death of her own mother, she feels isolated and depressed. It’s only when she joins a new-moms’ group that she starts to think she’s finally getting back on track.

Until Isabel, the group’s leader, suddenly disappears.

Now Jenn’s baby isn’t the only reason she can’t sleep. Consumed with worry over Isabel, Jenn is teetering on the edge of obsession. Concern turns to paranoia when Jenn finds clues that force her to look at herself, her marriage, and the women in her support group, who have more in common than Jenn realized. Much more.

Saving Isabel means unearthing secrets that were supposed to stay buried forever, and Jenn has to decide what she’s willing to risk to help a woman she barely knows. With each revelation, she gets closer to a slow-burning act of retribution that could easily and irrevocably draw her into the flames.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781713658016

Kathleen M. Willett

Kathleen M. Willett taught English at Beacon High School for ten years. She lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with her husband and two young daughters. This is her first novel.

Reviews for Mother of All Secrets

[Dedria Blunt · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This wasn’t a good book to me. The end was very weird. I kept having to reread parts of it to hopefully get the gist. I finished it thinking it would get better, but it only got worse.

[Terry Griffin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Riveting storytelling with compelling characters and tense pacing. The audio version needs a trigger warning for the subject matter.

[Vicki Tucker · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of the better mom-steries I have listened to. Will check out more of her books.

[Jessica Wilbourn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such an excellent book. The twists and turns were completely unexpected, and very gratifying.

[Emily Thompson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it. Had my attention from beginning to end. !

[Donna Benoit · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I didn’t suspect the twist. It was an interesting plot

[Caroline Slone · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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