Good Me Bad Me
A Novel
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Starred review from July 17, 2017
When 15-year-old Annie Thompson, the unflinching narrator of British author Land’s chilling debut, tells the Devon police that her mother, Ruth, is a serial killer who preys on young children, the police arrest Ruth. Annie, who changes her name to Milly, moves in with the family of London psychologist Mike Newmont, who will help her prepare to testify at her mother’s trial. Saskia, Mike’s wife, knows Milly’s true identity, but the couple’s teenage daughter, Phoebe, believes that Milly is just an ordinary foster kid who’s monopolizing her parents’ attention. Milly attends the same school as Phoebe, who turns the other students against Milly in an effort to drive her away. Milly does her best to ignore the bullying, but the worse things get, the louder Ruth’s hectoring voice rings in Milly’s head, forcing Milly and the reader to question whether it’s possible to overcome both nature and nurture. A deliberate pace and a skillfully woven plot conspire to create a visceral read that’s at once a gripping psychological thriller and a devastating exploration of the damage wrought by childhood trauma. Agent: Sasha Raskin, Agency Group (U.K.).
Milly is traumatized when she realizes her mother is a serial killer. After she turns her mother into the police, Milly is put into a foster home and has to testify against her mother in court. But Milly's has secrets that make her wonder if she'll become like her mother. Narrator Imogen Church is particularly haunting when she acts out Milly's internal dialogue. In a near whisper that makes her sound vulnerable and even secretive at times, Milly questions herself and seems not to want to hear her own torturous thoughts. Church gives each character in Milly's life a particular trait, making each one easily distinguishable. Church's narration of what Milly witnessed makes this a gripping psychological thriller. D.Z. � AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
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