Cutting Teeth

Cutting Teeth

Summary

A murder. Ten witnesses. But no one saw a thing...



'Sharp, original, wickedly astute'
Ashley Audrain, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push
'Deliciously dark, Baker's novel exposes all the little horrors of motherhood.' Kirsten Miller, author of The Change

In an attempt to reclaim their identities which have been consumed by motherhood, Darby, Mary Beth and Rhea find themselves on personal quests.


However, these quests are soon disrupted by their children when an unsettling medical condition begins to go around the Little Academy preschool: the kids are craving blood.


Then a young teacher is found murdered, and the only witnesses are ten adorable four-year-olds. But as the police draw closer to the truth, it soon becomes clear that the children aren't just witnesses, they're suspects . . . and so are their mothers.


Part murder mystery, part motherhood manifesto, CUTTING TEETH explores the standards society holds mothers to - along with the ones to which we hold ourselves - and the things no one tells you about becoming a parent.

'Bestseller Baker takes readers on a stomach-dropping emotional roller coaster in this suspenseful and darkly comic tale of motherhood and murder... a wicked thriller'. - Publishers Weekly

Reviews

  • With devourable writing and pitch-perfect humor, Cutting Teeth is a sharp, original, wickedly astute look at the sting of modern motherhood.
    Ashley Audrain, author of THE PUSH

About the author

Chandler Baker

New York Times bestselling author Chandler Baker lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two small children. A former corporate lawyer, she is the author of the Reese Witherspoon book club pick, Whisper Network as well as The Husbands, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, and a number of YA novels, including her most recent, Hello (From Here).
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