Mummy’s Boy. Novel. Paperback Edition.

Pre-order the new psychological thriller by Jay Word.

Melanie and her siblings grew up rough, their lives filled with pain, neglect and a lack of love from their mother. After being rescued by their grandparents, they were able to experience some better, happier times but not for long.

Their mother, Mary-Anne, isn't maternal and doesn't deserve to have children; she's wicked and makes their lives a misery, even as they become adults. The extent of her wickedness is revealed at the end, and your heart will break to think about what Melanie and her siblings really experienced as children. It's disgustingly shocking.

When Melanie becomes a young mother herself, she thinks it's going to be easy, but she soon learns that her own childhood has left her with emotional scars that she has to heal. Melanie wants to be a better mother than her own,but she really should have healed first before having a child. Her son Craig grows up seeing and hearing his mother being mistreated and unappreciated by the siblings, she just can't help feeling responsible for.

An emotional tale of childhood trauma and how those experiences can impact our behaviour in adulthood, with a hopeful, bittersweet ending.

Please note that pre-orders will be shipped from the day of release: 21st January 2025.