{"id":7031487,"date":"2026-08-07T06:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/motherthing-by-ainslie-hogarth-the-book-lovers-boudoir\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:29:14","slug":"motherthing-by-ainslie-hogarth-the-book-lovers-boudoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487","title":{"rendered":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-28158\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abby Lamb has done it. She\u2019s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph\u2019s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She\u2019s venomous and cruel, especially to Abby, who has a complicated understanding of motherhood given the way her own, now-estranged, mother raised her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Laura takes her own life, her ghost starts to haunt Abby and Ralph in very different ways. Ralph is plunged into depression, and Abby is being terrorized by a force intent on taking everything she loves away from her. With everything on the line, Abby must make the ultimate sacrifice in order to prove her adoration to Ralph and break Laura\u2019s hold on the family for good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Motherthing-Ainslie-Hogarth-ebook\/dp\/B09XTB3TD8\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TF4V7XI0SVQH&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AuMxfF3XPoqM89wV4N9V700hH3FvFIItdXJ_rfqKYfGxgz8Z7dqVNhGN4970O9sTXepbux6TQPBVZIM4PNXpDIiQnr3qkIF2HGcmvBRt5p4.zQMoBA8AhWwh34c-q33mHZNm6blO5xDLbnabVvZHymc&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Motherthing+by+Ainslie+Hogarth&amp;qid=1750590566&amp;sprefix=motherthing+by+ainslie+hogarth%2Caps%2C127&amp;sr=8-1\">Motherthing eBook : Hogarth, Ainslie: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>THE NIGHT RALPH\u2019S MOTHER flayed her forearms, a woman in a red dress handed him a business card (1)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(Atlantic Books, Kindle Book, 6 October 2022, 290 pages, borrowed from Kindle Unlimited)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve wanted to read <em>Motherthing<\/em> for ages because I\u2019ve read so many good reviews. I was delighted to finally get my hands on it thanks to Kindle Unlimited which I subscribed to because of TikTok and the fact so many books are included. This is a very dark book, especially towards the end when Abby\u2019s grip on reality starts to waver. I thought this was an engrossing read. I\u2019d recommend it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">4\/5<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abby Lamb has done it. She\u2019s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph\u2019s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7031488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[195141,2268,3919,93874,3886,195140],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-7031487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","tag-ainslie","tag-book","tag-boudoir","tag-hogarth","tag-lovers","tag-motherthing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#039;s Boudoir - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#039;s Boudoir - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"290\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"445\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\"},\"headline\":\"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\"},\"wordCount\":273,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ainslie\",\"Book\",\"Boudoir\",\"Hogarth\",\"Lovers\",\"Motherthing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Books\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\",\"name\":\"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover's Boudoir - Som2ny Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg\",\"width\":290,\"height\":445},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"description\":\"Daily Deals\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Som2ny Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Som2ny Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover's Boudoir - Som2ny Network","description":"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover's Boudoir - Som2ny Network","og_description":"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487","og_site_name":"Som2ny Network","article_published_time":"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":290,"height":445,"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371"},"headline":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir","datePublished":"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487"},"wordCount":273,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg","keywords":["Ainslie","Book","Boudoir","Hogarth","Lovers","Motherthing"],"articleSection":["Books"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487","name":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover's Boudoir - Som2ny Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-07T06:29:14+00:00","description":"Abby Lamb has done it. She&#039;s found the Great Good in her husband, Ralph, and together they will start a family and put all the darkness in her childhood to rest. But then the Lambs move in with Ralph&#039;s mother, Laura, whose depression has made it impossible for her to live on her own. She&#039;s&hellip;","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41bazslbr-l._sy445_sx342_pq76_.jpg","width":290,"height":445},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7031487#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?bp_activities=1"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","name":"Som2ny Network","description":"Daily Deals","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#organization","name":"Som2ny Network","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4a0953c4-logo-300x86-1.png","width":300,"height":86,"caption":"Som2ny Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b85e3c3dc0e1daea076524dc8810c371","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/729ae85bf62b9917e93538db2f2688ca?s=96&r=g&default=https%3A%2F%2Ffivemor.com%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fbuddypress-first-letter-avatar%2Fimages%2Fdefault%2F96%2Flatin_a.png","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/fivemor.com"],"url":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7031487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7031488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7031487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7031487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7031487"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fdealstore&post=7031487"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fofferexpiration&post=7031487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}