Tuesday, May 21, 2019

May New Release: Familiar Strangers

Familiar Strangers
By Jackie Walsh
Mystery & Thrillers

***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.  I voluntarily reviewed this book and all opinions are my own.

This is a debut book by Jackie Walsh.  Becca has many issues in her life. Her mom has early onset Alzheimers, she is only 55 years old and living in a care home.  She is mostly nonverbal and cannot care for herself.  Becca had a  very close relationship with her mom and feels a great emotional loss.  When her mother tells her that she is not her daughter and that she took her, Becca does not know what to believe. Of course, she believes it is impossible but the thoughts about it start to haunt her.

Soon she makes some not so good choices and her life starts to fall apart.  A women who is missing is looking for her but she does not know this woman.  The police start questioning her. She has problems at work and problems with family.

According to Amazon this books is available on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Here is my Netgalley review:

Becca is working two jobs to live on her home. Her mother has Alzheimers and is in a care facility. One day while visiting her mom tells her that she is not her daughter and that she took her. Her mom is mostly nonverbal so Becca cannot get anything else out of her mother. While this thought is running over and over through her head strange things start happening. A missing woman who was looking for her, the police asking questions, and she thinks someone has been in her apartment.

Becca does not know what is real and what is not. Her world is thrown into a tailspin and starts to one piece as a time fall apart. Did her mother take her? If so, how and why?  Who else knew?

The book also touches on the loss a family feels when living with a family member with Alzheimers.  There is a deep emotional loss between Becca and her mother.

This is a debut book by Jackie Walsh. It moves at nice pace and keeps the reader interested.  I enjoyed this book and would de definitely read more from this author. 

Thank you Netgalley and Hera for the opportunity to read and review this book. 

Mystery & Thrillers 
Pub Date: May 20, 2019

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