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Today is the last day to enter to win an early copy of Like Mother, Like Daughter on @goodreads! More on the book below. Link to enter in my bio! 📚❤️📚

From the New York Times best-selling author of Reconstructing Amelia: A daughter races to uncover her mother’s secret life in the wake of her disappearance in this “breathless, shocking thriller.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times best-selling author

“Kim McCreight’s thrillers are smart, propulsive and impossible to put down.” —Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me

When Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives late for dinner at her childhood home in Brooklyn, she finds food burning in the oven and no sign of her mother, Kat. Then Cleo discovers her mom’s bloody shoe under the sofa. Something terrible has happened.

But what? The polar opposite of Cleo, whose “out of control” emotions and “unsafe” behavior have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the essence of Park Slope perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. Or so Cleo thinks.

Kat has been lying. She’s not just a lawyer; she’s her firm’s fixer. She’s damn good at it, too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure, and recognize a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up her disappearance, Kat has become aware of multiple threats: demands for money from her unfaithful soon-to-be ex-husband; evidence that Cleo has slipped back into a relationship that’s far riskier than she understands; and menacing anonymous messages from her past—all of which she’s kept hidden from Cleo …

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late.

Today is the last day to enter to win an early copy of Like Mother, Like Daughter on @goodreads! More on the book below. 📚❤️📚

From the New York Times best-selling author of Reconstructing Amelia: A daughter races to uncover her mother’s secret life in the wake of her disappearance in this “breathless, shocking thriller.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times best-selling author

“Kim McCreight’s thrillers are smart, propulsive and impossible to put down.” —Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me

When Cleo, a student at NYU, arrives late for dinner at her childhood home in Brooklyn, she finds food burning in the oven and no sign of her mother, Kat. Then Cleo discovers her mom’s bloody shoe under the sofa. Something terrible has happened.

But what? The polar opposite of Cleo, whose “out of control” emotions and “unsafe” behavior have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the essence of Park Slope perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. Or so Cleo thinks.

Kat has been lying. She’s not just a lawyer; she’s her firm’s fixer. She’s damn good at it, too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure, and recognize a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up her disappearance, Kat has become aware of multiple threats: demands for money from her unfaithful soon-to-be ex-husband; evidence that Cleo has slipped back into a relationship that’s far riskier than she understands; and menacing anonymous messages from her past—all of which she’s kept hidden from Cleo . . .

Like Mother, Like Daughter is a thrilling novel of emotional suspense that questions the damaging fictions we cling to and the hard truths we avoid. Above all, it’s a love story between a mother and a daughter, each determined to save the other before it’s too late.

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What’s more dangerous the lies, or the truth? LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER won’t hit shelves, and beach bags, until July 9th but you can get an early look right now! There are free copies up for grabs on @goodreads. AND there are still a few days left to read on @netgalley. (Links to both in my bio!) As for the inspiration behind LMLD, which is, in many ways, a “reverse” RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA:

I wanted to write a book not only about the thorny relationship all mothers and daughters contend with as they come of age, but also about how challenging this relationship can be when combined with a mother’s own difficult past. Because all mothers are complex, layered people. Assuming otherwise, and reducing motherhood to a series of trite aphorisms puts enormous pressure on women to be something no one can ever be: perfect.

Though our experiences and histories diverge sharply in the details, Kat, the main character, and I share an awful lot in common. Hers was a story I have always needed to tell.

So, to all those women who love their children endlessly, but still struggle with motherhood—as a day-to-day reality or as an identity—I see you. And I hope you find as much comfort in reading Like Mother, Like Daughter as I did in writing it. ❤️📚

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, #aborzoibook
Hat: @aaknopf ❤️

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Attention @netgalley users! Like Mother, Like Daughter is available to read between now and February 2nd. Grab your digital copy today. Link in bio! 📚

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Thank you @goodreads for naming LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER a MOST ANTICIPATED THRILLER of 2024! A thrill to be in such extraordinary company. Check out the full list of incredible books in my bio. AND while you’re at it add LMLD to your shelves!! I hear free ARCs might be up for grabs there soon—you don’t want to miss out on your chance to win! 📚📚📚

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What a treat to close out the year clebrating with you @barth.jennifer — an author’s dream editor. THANK YOU for your patience and wisdom and kindness and for never being afraid to get right down there in the weeds with me. (And sometimes, there are A LOT of weeds.) Thanks also for helping assemble the most brilliant, tenacious team from @aaknopf to help usher LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER out into the world. Can’t wait for all that’s to come! 🎉💗🎉

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Wishing everyone a holiday guided by light, and filled with magic. ❤️💫❤️💫

Tomorrow is another day. 📚💗📚

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