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The Other Mother: A Novel
The Other Mother A Novel
Author: Carol Goodman
ISBN-13: 9780062562647
ISBN-10: 0062562649
Publication Date: 3/27/2018
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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Two women, Laurel and Daphne, with babies both named Chloe, meet in a support group for women suffering from postpartum depression. Their identities slowly merge and one is later found dead in her bathtub. One of them ends up at a mental hospital where she initially began work as an archivist and is later a patient claiming to be the one who is allegedly dead.

I found it very confusing to follow this plot and its alternating points of view from Laurel/Daphne. Adding to the necessary suspension of disbelief is the introduction of an elderly woman in the mental hospital whose history closely parallels the Laurel/Daphne story line. The conclusion defies logic.