Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter

Andrea Oliver’s mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in sleepy beachside Belle Isle. She’s a pillar of the community: a speech therapist, business owner and everybody’s friend. And she’s never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks.
When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura intervenes and acts in a way that is unrecognisable to her daughter. It’s like Laura is a completely different person – and that’s because she was. Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Belle Isle… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings:
- Homomisia
- Domestic abuse
- Suicide
- Drug abuse
- Loss of a pregnancy
- Blood & gore depiction
- AIDS
- Emesis
- Death of a sibling
- Murder
- Gun violence
- Knife violence & stabbing
- Explosions