Why read The Daughter?

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RUNAWAY RICHARD & JUDY PHENOMENON

Her daughter has gone missing. But did she ever really know her . . .

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Naomi is missing.

Her mother Jenny is…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Daughter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Deb Richardson-Moore

Author

I read this book in two days. Cliche notwithstanding, I couldn't put it down. Then I started frantically searching for the author's backlist.

From Deb's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Judith Read

Author

Right off the bat, I was taken aback by modern family life in this story. I got caught up in the busyness of these medical professionals as the parents of three teenagers, the youngest a fifteen-year-old girl. Having three daughters of my own, I recalled our own hectic lives. Like the mother in this story, I was so caught up in my work that I only found out much later how little I knew about my teenagers.

This book brought hard memories back that hurt, yet they helped me better understand the mother’s point of view. I couldn’t put the…

From Judith's list on bonding in mother/daughter relationships.