Working for a prestigious therapy center in London, Ruth Hartland is the epitome of professionalism. She mentors members of her team and always has the right answers for the hard questions. The rules exist for a reason, and Ruth sticks to the program at all times.
What her team doesn’t realize is that Ruth’s life is not as perfectly carved as she makes it out to be. Her personal life is in shambles. Her daughter left the country, she recently separated from her husband, and her son has been a missing person for over a year.
The face that Ruth wears at work shows nothing of her inner turmoil, but inside, she is crumbling into an abyss. A new patient has been assigned to Ruth, and he reminds her so much of her son that it rattles her to the core. Can Ruth maintain professionalism with this boy who is in such dire need of help? Can she set aside her own feelings of failure about her son, in order to protect them both from her dark secrets?
A Good Enough Mother, by Bev Thomas, is a page-turner that grips you and drags you through to the very end. If you like psychological thrillers, definitely give it a read! I’m giving it a solid place on my “Best of 2019” shelf.
