The Ghost Mothers

Description

Yasmin has just landed her dream job, the one she’s yearned for since childhood. But it’s all a sham, just like her resume. Will her “fairy ghost-mothers” reveal her biggest lie of all?

When Yasmin Taylor-Lee starts her first day at The Woman’s Standard magazine—after telling some pretty sizable porkies to get the job—she learns that they have one shot at hitting record circulation, or the whole company will go under.

Yasmin draws on the strengths of her beloved ghost-mothers, sprung from past issues of The Standard—her only friends, and her emotional crutch since childhood. Life without her besties seems unthinkable, even now at 24 years old—which is a little long in the tooth to have ephemeral floating entities as best friends. Unless . . . they’re not so ephemeral?

But, Yasmin is in over her head. She has no experience, is woefully under-skilled at life and her ghost-mothers keep appearing at inopportune moments. Will the domineering editor, who has the ear of the most influential people in the country, discover her secret?

More importantly, can Yasmin pull off the biggest con of her life and save the magazine, the company and the very existence of her ghostly friends?

The Ghost Mothers is Jackie McCarthy’s debut novel, for lovers of women’s fiction with a historical nod and magical twist.

If you crave strong female characters and humorous, quirky tales, you’ll love this entertaining debut.