Dearest, Jacquie Walters
Dearest, Jacquie Walters
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Dearest

Author: Jacquie Walters

Narrator: Jacquie Walters

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2024


Synopsis

A new mom in need of help opens her door to her long-estranged mother—only to invite something much darker inside—in this "fast-paced and frightening debut" (Rachel Harrison) about the long shadows cast by family secrets, perfect for readers of Grady Hendrix or Ashley Audrain.

Flora is a new mom enamored of her baby girl, Iris, who has arrived a few weeks early. But with her husband still deployed, Flora must navigate the newborn stage alone. As the sleepless nights pass in the loneliness of their half-empty home, the edges of her reality begin to blur.

Just as Flora becomes convinced she is losing her mind, a surprising guest shows up to help: Flora’s own mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken in years. Can they mend their fraught relationship? Or is there more that Flora’s mother isn’t telling her about the events that led to their estrangement?

As stranger and scarier events unfold, Flora begins to fear that her mother’s secrets have allowed something truly evil to enter her home. She must decide: is her hold on reality slipping dangerously away? Or is she, in fact, the only thing standing between a terrifying visitor and her baby? 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sydney Books on October 08, 2024

4.5* This was fantastic and creepy and funny and heartfelt and ALL THE THINGS I hoped it would be. READ IT!......more

Goodreads review by Brady on October 11, 2024

I have no idea where to even start with this one lol it literally felt like I was reading a fever dream the entire time, which I’m pretty sure is the point..? I liked the beginning, but it just went so far south by the end I had no idea wtf I was reading. A 2 feels too low, but a 3 too high? idk......more

Goodreads review by Jacquie on April 20, 2024

Just want to say the deepest, most heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who reads. Really. Thank you, thank you. And to anyone who may need it, the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262). Professional counselors are on the other end of the line.......more

Goodreads review by JaymeO on September 17, 2024

Happy Publication Day! Fantastic horror debut! Jacquie Walters delivers a haunting tale about hidden family secrets and new motherhood. Flora must take care of her six-week old daughter alone while her husband is deployed. Consumed with loneliness, guilt, boredom, and exhaustion, Flora longs to be reu......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on October 07, 2024

A creepy fever dream!! It’s about Flora, an EXHAUSTED woman taking on motherhood on her own while her husband is deployed. As she’s really starting to lose her grip on things, her estranged mother, with whom she hasn’t talked to in four years, shows up to help her, and some very strange things ensue.......more