{"product_id":"all-the-other-mothers-hate-me-isbn-9780593851470","title":"All the Other Mothers Hate Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eA mom will do anything to save her kid. \u003ci\u003eAnything\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she has only one reason to get out of bed each day: her ten-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her son’s bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she can’t quit: She’s got to find Alfie and clear her son’s name, or risk losing Dylan forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only problem? Florence has no useful skills, let alone investigative ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as she’d like to believe...\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEveryone’s talking about Florence!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAs seen in\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple • \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e, Books We Love 2025 • Marie Claire • Glamour • CrimeReads • New York Post • TIME Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest • BookPage • \u003c\/i\u003eJordy's Book Club\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you like quirky characters, scrappy fighters, and a high dose of hijinks, this is your cup of tea! Who am I kidding? This book is everyone’s cup of tea.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A biting, twisty, utter delight.\" —\u003cb\u003eJessica Knoll, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBright Young Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A smirking thriller that never threatens to take itself too seriously.\" —\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Put this at the top of your To-Be-Read list!\" —\u003cb\u003eLiv Constantine, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Next Mrs. Parrish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Part social comedy, part thriller. . . . Harman pulls it off.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ruefully funny and mildly disturbing.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Plenty of dark humor, and more than a little biting social commentary. . . . If twisty, voice-driven novels like \u003ci\u003eFirst Lie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eListen for the Lie\u003c\/i\u003e are your jam, then make room on the shelf for this cracking debut.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hilarious and poignant and absolutely unique. It's \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDaisy Jones\u003c\/i\u003e.​\" —\u003cb\u003eHank Phillippi Ryan, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nonstop entertainment, a hilarious and biting story of redemption.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Imagine \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e after one too many glasses of wine, stumbling into a whodunit. . . . Harman’s writing is razor-sharp, blending biting, dark humor with genuine tension.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sharply insightful page-turner.\" —\u003cb\u003eKimberly McCreight, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLike Mother, Like Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comedy and crime don’t always mix, but they do perfectly here.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Darkly funny, irresistibly suspenseful. And this novel has voice for days.\" \u003cb\u003e—Clémence Michallon, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Tenant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Florence is my new favorite agent of chaos—I loved her snarky-but-true observations, hilarious misadventures, and fierce love for her son. Impossible to put down.\" —\u003cb\u003eKristen Perrin, nationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Solve Your Own Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Must-read. . . . a frothy, fun read that goes down easy while getting at some hard truths.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cut\/\u003c\/i\u003eBook Gossip newsletter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A funny whodunit with incisive commentary. . . . Ripe for a debate on what makes a 'good' or 'bad' mom, and entertaining to boot.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It’s no easy feat to write an equally comical and compelling novel about a missing child, but Sarah Harman accomplishes just that \"\u003cb\u003e —BookPage (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A mix of \u003ci\u003eCatastrophe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFleabag \u003c\/i\u003ewith a dash of \u003ci\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A dramatic, fast-paced read.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"If you like quirky characters, scrappy fighters, and a high dose of hijinks, this is your cup of tea! Who am I kidding? This book is everyone’s cup of tea.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A hilarious, well-plotted thriller that goes racing through the streets of London, powered by frantic maternal desperation.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Snarky, wildly entertaining.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFresh Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Funny, heartwarming and readable.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A zany romp featuring a less-than-perfect character readers will root for.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"An absolute riot with a razor sharp sense of humor and unyielding suspense.” —\u003cb\u003eRachel Koller Croft, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Love the Nightlife \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStone Cold Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Delicious, wicked, and darkly funny, a wild ride you wish would never end.\" \u003cb\u003e—Sash Bischoff, author of \u003ci\u003eSweet Fury\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Truly one of a kind.\" —\u003cb\u003eCaitlin Mullen, author of \u003ci\u003ePlease See Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolute gem.\" —\u003cb\u003eKaty Hays, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cloisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Pure delight in book form. Readers everywhere will be rooting for Florence from start to finish.\" —\u003cb\u003eSaumya Dave, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guilt Pill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Everything about this book is unique and exciting, most especially the outrageous narrator. . . . Pure comedic gold.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efirstClue\u003c\/i\u003e newsletter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Harman\u003c\/b\u003e is an American living in London. She worked most recently as a foreign correspondent for NBC News, reporting on-air for \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNightly News\u003c\/i\u003e, and MSNBC. She’s a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eAll the Other Mothers Hate Me \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2023.\u003cb\u003ePrologue\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he’s a little shit. \u003cbr\u003eI realize that’s a horrible thing to say about a child, particularly one who is missing. But - and I’m not proud of this - if I had to choose a boy in Dylan’s class to vanish in broad daylight, Alfie would’ve been top of my list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are some kids you just kind of want to punch, and Alfie was one of them. Perhaps it was his hair - that pale red shade we used to call strawberry blonde. Or his dull, raisin-coloured eyes. Or the way his sharp little teeth gave him a distinctly ferret-like appearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir sharpness is a point of fact: Last year he bit his nanny, Cecilia, so hard she needed stitches. For weeks, she appeared at afternoon pick-up like a sad ghost, clutching her bandaged forearm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe one time I volunteered to chaperone a school trip, a class picnic to Hampstead Heath, Alfie leaned over a plate of sausage rolls and told me, very casually, as if we were two adults at a bar, that he ‘quite liked my slag fingernails.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then there was his family. They weren’t just run-of-the-mill, St. Angeles rich. They were in a whole other league.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Like richer than God,’ one of the other mothers had whispered to me during last year’s spring fundraiser, as we arranged sugar cookies on tiny plastic trays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if I’m being honest, my feelings about Alfie had nothing to do with his hair or his wealth or his ferret teeth. 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