Some children would do anything to keep their mother’s love.
After a devastating crash kills her husband and leaves her eleven-year-old daughter paralyzed, Julia Ashford abandons her career and rebuilds her life around one purpose: caring for Sophie.
The house is modified. The days are scheduled. Every moment belongs to her child.
For two years, their world is small, quiet, controlled.
Until reality begins to slip.
After a devastating crash kills her husband and leaves her eleven-year-old daughter paralyzed, Julia Ashford abandons her career and rebuilds her life around one purpose: caring for Sophie.
The house is modified. The days are scheduled. Every moment belongs to her child.
For two years, their world is small, quiet, controlled.
Until reality begins to slip.
- Objects appear where no one placed them
Footprints show up in the middle of the night
Doors open that should be locked
And a therapist notices things that don’t add up
Julia tells herself it’s stress. Exhaustion. Grief.
But when doubt creeps in, one terrifying question refuses to go away:
What if her daughter isn’t as helpless as she seems?
POOR THING is a tense domestic psychological thriller about guilt, manipulation, and the dark side of unconditional love — perfect for readers who enjoy intimate suspense, unreliable truths, and slow-burning dread.
Genre: Mystery
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