A timeless story of mothers and daughters with a razor-sharp 21st century twist
Herta Feely is a writer and full-time editor, working with a wide
array of authors and writers from around the world. Born in former
Yugoslavia, she and her parents emigrated to Germany when she was
three, and then to the United States at the age of seven. Her work
(both short stories and memoir) have been published in a number of
anthologies and literary journals, and she has received the
American Independent Writers' award for best published personal
essay. In her previous work, she was a journalist, press secretary
and activist, co-founding Safe Kids Worldwide, an organization
dedicated to saving children from unintentional injuries.
She now lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and two cats,
Monty and Albert. She has two sons, Jack and Max.
A tale of bad mothers and fragile girls, Herta Feely's latest novel
sweeps the reader off her feet and onto a speeding train of a plot.
I couldn't put it down. You won't be able to either.
*Louise Farmer Smith, author of One Hundred Years of Marriage*
Herta Feely masterfully draws us into a domestic world of petty
hurts that morph into pain...
Mothers and daughters beware!
*Ellen Bryson, author of The Transformation of Bartholomew
Fortuno*
I did not want to put this book down. It left me thinking about it
for days after. The characters are well developed and make you
think about both sides of the story. It also shows the scary truth
about how bullying has changed since the internet begun. As a
teacher, it has made me check how to ensure I am educating my
pupils on the safety of using the internet
*Netgalley reader*
Saving Phoebe Murrow explores the motivation that drives people to
take alarming steps in order to feed their own misguided agenda
until the tension of the parent-teenager relationship is tested to
breaking point. The real tragedy is that unless some of them remove
their blinkers they will never be able to see what truly matters,
or how their actions have the power to make or break others
*Little Bookness Lane*
This is a Jodi Picoult kind of novel, full of domestic drama and I
would recommend it to people who can cope with characters who are
sometimes frustrating, sometimes unlikeable but faced with the
challenges and complexities of issues we are all confronted by.
This is a book to generate discussion and perhaps divide opinions,
but never judgement
*Bibliomaniac*
An addictive rollercoaster of a read to put fear in every parents
heart
*The Irish Examiner*
Any parent of teenage children should read this (...)This book is
so readable and so believable. It details the terrible pressures
that are placed on children today both by social media and peer
pressure. Not only that but it also highlights how well-meaning
parents can make things worse or act in terrible ways when they
think their children are being criticised. This is a book that I
will remember for a long time, I think it sums up the fears that
every parent worries about when bringing up their children and I
would advocate allowing teenagers to read this and discuss anything
in it that they feel may be relevant to them with someone close
*Breakaway Reviewers*
Telling the story from different points of view, the author
explores how a simple disagreement between two mothers dangerously
affects the lives of their own children. Inspired by a true story,
this is a compelling, dark and thought-provoking novel about the
side effects of social media and how cyber bullying is a serious
problem, especially among teenagers
*Chick Lit Club*
I really enjoyed the author's well-paced and detailed writing style
and already look forward to Herta Feely's next novel. On the whole,
'Saving Phoebe Murrow' is a compelling contemporary read, perfect
for women's fiction fans; an intriguing and well-written story and
a read that actually managed to surprised me!
*A Spoonful of Happy Endings*
I was glued to every page. I was drawn in by all the characters. I
highly recommend Saving Phoebe Murrow it's totally unputdownable. I
have enjoyed every page of this novel so much that I am certainly
going to read Herta Feely's next book
*I Read Novels*
Saving Phoebe Murrow explores the motivation that drives people to
take alarming steps in order to feed their own misguided agenda
until the tension of the parent-teenager relationship is tested to
breaking point. The real tragedy is that unless some of them remove
their blinkers they will never be able to see what truly matters,
or how their actions have the power to make or break others
*Little Bookness Lane*
Gripping, riveting, and deeply disturbing on many levels. This one
will stick with you for quite a while
*The Writing Train*
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