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The Perfect Daughter
The Perfect Daughter: A Novel | D.J. Palmer
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The Perfect Daughter is a thriller that explores the truth or lies behind a teenage girl's multiple personality disorder, from D.J. Palmer, the author of The New Husband. Grace never dreamt shed visit her teenaged daughter Penny in the locked ward of a decaying state psychiatric hospital, charged with the murder of a stranger. There was not much question of her daughters guilt. Police had her fingerprints on the murder weapon and the victims blood on her body and clothes. But they didnt have a motive. Grace blames herself, because thats what mothers dothey look at their choices and wonder, what if? But hindsight offers little more than the chance for regret. None of this was conceivable the day Penny came into her life. Then, it seemed like a miracle. Penny was found abandoned, with a mysterious past, and it felt like fate brought Penny to her, and her husband Arthur. But as she grew, Penny's actions grew more disturbing, and different "personalities" emerged. Arthur and Grace took Penny to different psychiatrists, many of whom believed she was putting on a show to help manage her trauma. But Grace didnt buy it. The personas were too real, too consistent. It had to be a severe multiple personality disorder. One determined psychiatrist, Dr. Mitch McHugh, helped discover someone new inside Pennya young girl named Abigail. Is this the nameless girl who was abandoned in the park years ago? Mitch thinks Abigail is the key to Pennys past and to the murder. But as Grace and Mitch dig deeper, they uncover dark and shocking secrets that put all their lives in grave danger.
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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

Books with # INDELIBLE MOMENTS
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Today‘s Prompt: CHILDBIRTH

Penny, Eve, Chloe, or Ruby....which person was she today and which personality murdered her birth mother?

Have you read this book?

REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/ycx6xtkn

@djpalmerauthor

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Sounds good! 2y
Eggs No! Sounds mysterious 🥰 2y
SilversReviews @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I always enjoy his books. 2y
SilversReviews @Eggs It was good. Can‘t remember about the mystery, though. 2y
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swishandflick
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I've never heard of this book or read anything by the author, but this was a great impulse pick from the library! The does she or doesn't she have multiple personalities angle made for an interesting psych thriller. And while I found the ending a little too implausible and rushed, I certainty didn't see it coming! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jemgirl2014 I really enjoyed"The New Husband". A bit Life Timey but still good! ? 3y
swishandflick @Jemgirl2014 Good to know, thank you!! 👏🏽 3y
Jemgirl2014 @swishandflick You're welcome! 😃 3y
Cinfhen Any #BOTM spoilers?? You‘re my favorite sleuth 🕵🏻‍♀️ 3y
swishandflick @Cinfhen Just posted them and tagged you! 🤗 3y
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DarkMina
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156 of 2021.
Book 6 for #spookoweenreadathon . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Pages read: 2249

Book 2 for #OutstandingOctober .
Pages read: 751

#readathon

TheSpineView 👍📖 3y
Andrew65 Going well 👏👏👏 3y
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swishandflick
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Swung by the library to return a few things and figured I'd kill some time browsing. I've been in the mood for creepy things lately and this thriller jumped out at me. It wasn't previously on my radar but sounds good! Have any of you read it?

Cathythoughts I havnt read , but that‘s a great pic 👍🏻❤️ 3y
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Bookbinger
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Fantastically written and all consuming for me! I loved the characters and totally did not see the ending coming! Check out my blog for a more in depth review beautyandthebookwormonline.wordpress.com

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JHSiess
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꧁ 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 ꧂⁣

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 is 𝗗.𝗝. 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿's most ambitious & accomplished thriller yet. It's an impressively clever, intricately-plotted mystery with shocking revelations & plot twists. Intense, gripping, & entertaining, Palmer explores mental health treatment, the criminal justice system, family dynamics, & forgiveness. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸: https://tinyurl.com/f2h96a48

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JHSiess
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📚 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽-𝗨𝗽 📚

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 ⁣⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⁣
𝗙𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⁣
𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⁣
𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣⭐
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⁣
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⁣

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JHSiess
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•..>> 🇺🇸 Holiday Reading 🇺🇸

tracey38 Wow, I'd stay inside, too, with that heat! 4y
JHSiess @tracy38 It was 106 degrees in downtown Sacramento yesterday!🌡🔥🤦‍♀️ That's about 35 miles north of Lodi & it's always about 7 degrees cooler here because most evenings we get the Delta breezes, which are delightful. They really help cool things down. My a/c will be going all week . . . no break predicted until next Monday. 4y
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Aubgurl
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This book was awesome. I got sucked in from the beginning and couldn‘t put it down. I finished it in less than 24 hours.

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SilversReviews
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HAPPY PUB DAY!!

A tense, but educational read. Extensive research on this devastating mental health topic.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/3ewfcf3h

@djpalmerauthor

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ReadingisMyPassion
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What a wild roller coaster ride that was! I love a good psychological thriller, especially one loaded with shocking secrets and lies. After a somewhat slow build up, this book then really took off.

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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

I can‘t resist a synopsis involving multiple personalities/ dissociative identity disorder, plus I have read & enjoyed earlier novels of Palmer‘s- unfortunately this one didn‘t quite live up to my expectations. It‘s a bit drawn out -& while I appreciate the mental health focus it does draw out the book. The ending is chaotic & rushed with summations at the very end more like a serial TV show..the plot does have plenty of red herrings & surprises!

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Lsmoore43
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I always enjoy books by D. J. Palmer. This one is his best yet in my opinion. It has quite a bit going one. A family torn apart by a very unknown and confusing mental disorder. DID or dissociative identity disorder. A girl with several faces. Several identities. Several lives. All living inside of her one body.
Full review here: https://tinyurl.com/24zyw2nb

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Lsmoore43
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

At thirty minutes past eight o'clock, red and blue strobe lights lit up the sky outside Grace Francone's modest Cape house with the frenzy of a fireworks display.

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#3WordReviews
@ShyBookOwl

My book is: THE PERFECT DAUGHTER by D. J. Palmer

Frightening - Educational - Page Turner

@Lsmoore43

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Tweetyrn4u
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Another fabulous book not to be missed by DJ Palmer. Filled with twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat! Truly fascinating, and well researched book dealing with multiple personality disorders set in a psychiatric hospital. DJ Palmer‘s writing is so rich in detail that you will be turning the pages of this book into the wee hours of the night! This is one book not to be missed!!

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Texasmama83
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How amazing does my #bookmail look? Thank you @StMartinsPress for my wonderful book swag! I cannot wait to start reading #ThePerfectDaughter By D.J. Palmer.

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Wslovell
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Fantastic read!

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guinsgirlreads
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This book plays heavily on Dissociative Identity Disorder, which made it fun to read for me! He definitely put a lot of time into researching and learning to write this one. High praise!

⚠️ Pub date is April 2021!

#wintergames #merryreaders #tbread ✨ 16 pts ✨

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guinsgirlreads
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Next #netgalley read!

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