All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman
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On this episode of TGE's Current Read, Sam and Charlene interview Sarah Harman, author of the most anticipated reads of 2025, so named by Readers Digest, Publishers Weekly, The Sunday Times Style, Time Magazine and Marie Claire.
A satirical domestic thriller, All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows single mother and washed-up former girl-band singer Florence Grimes, who slums around London spending dwindling royalty checks on elaborate nail art. That is, until bully Alfie Risby, the 10-year-old heir to a frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes on a class trip.
The bigger problem? Florence’s son Dylan is high on the list of suspects and, on the day of Alfie’s disappearance, Florence finds the missing boy's backback – and a journal with some incriminating diary entries – under Dylan’s bed.
A sardonic ode to modern motherhood, All the Other Mothers Hate Me won the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2023 and generated significant buzz at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair. This put the novel at the centre of a nine-way British auction (won by Fourth Estate), and an equally competitive North American auction (with rumours of a seven-figure deal).
Naturally, it wasn’t long before the book was optioned for a television adaptation, with the rights secured by Christopher Storer, creator of award-winning dark comedy series The Bear.
Sarah Harman is a recovering journalist living in London with over a decade of experience in breaking major news around the world. Most recently, Sarah was a foreign correspondent for NBC News, where she reported from five continents for Today, MSNBC and Nightly News.
But, according to the author, Plan A imploded, leading to Plan B which, like any of the best menty bs, was an idea for the most anticipated novel of 2025.
Sarah shares more about her writing journey, moments in her life where "all the other mothers" have hated her, and a moment of invisibility that made it into the book. We also chat about who we think might be a perfect on-screen fit for some of Harman's characters, and what we really think about mother-focused MLM schemes...
Gang's all here! We're just waiting for you 😉😏
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NB Links:
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/fourth-estate-triumphs-in-nine-way-auction-for-harmans-unputdownable-debut
https://reelchicago.com/article/the-bear-creator-lands-rights-to-new-fx-series/
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A satirical domestic thriller, All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows single mother and washed-up former girl-band singer Florence Grimes, who slums around London spending dwindling royalty checks on elaborate nail art. That is, until bully Alfie Risby, the 10-year-old heir to a frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes on a class trip.
The bigger problem? Florence’s son Dylan is high on the list of suspects and, on the day of Alfie’s disappearance, Florence finds the missing boy's backback – and a journal with some incriminating diary entries – under Dylan’s bed.
A sardonic ode to modern motherhood, All the Other Mothers Hate Me won the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize in 2023 and generated significant buzz at the 2023 Frankfurt Book Fair. This put the novel at the centre of a nine-way British auction (won by Fourth Estate), and an equally competitive North American auction (with rumours of a seven-figure deal).
Naturally, it wasn’t long before the book was optioned for a television adaptation, with the rights secured by Christopher Storer, creator of award-winning dark comedy series The Bear.
Sarah Harman is a recovering journalist living in London with over a decade of experience in breaking major news around the world. Most recently, Sarah was a foreign correspondent for NBC News, where she reported from five continents for Today, MSNBC and Nightly News.
But, according to the author, Plan A imploded, leading to Plan B which, like any of the best menty bs, was an idea for the most anticipated novel of 2025.
Sarah shares more about her writing journey, moments in her life where "all the other mothers" have hated her, and a moment of invisibility that made it into the book. We also chat about who we think might be a perfect on-screen fit for some of Harman's characters, and what we really think about mother-focused MLM schemes...
Gang's all here! We're just waiting for you 😉😏
__
🖤 LISTEN 💛 LIKE 🖤 SHARE 💛 SUBSCRIBE
And tell us what you think of the episode 🫶🏽
NB Links:
https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/fourth-estate-triumphs-in-nine-way-auction-for-harmans-unputdownable-debut
https://reelchicago.com/article/the-bear-creator-lands-rights-to-new-fx-series/
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#authorinterviews #debutnovel #currentread #motherhood #parentingpodcast #booktube
