All the Other Mothers Hate Me

By: Sarah Harman

Narrated by: Georgina Sadler

A mom will do anything to save her kid. Anything.

"The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit."

Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end to her girl band career, she has only one reason to get out of bed each day: her ten-year-old son Dylan. But then Alfie Risby, her son’s bully and the heir to a vast frozen food empire, mysteriously vanishes during a class trip, and Dylan becomes the prime suspect. Florence, for once, is faced with a task she can’t quit: She’s got to find Alfie and clear her son’s name, or risk losing Dylan forever.

The only problem? Florence has no useful skills, let alone investigative ones, and all the other school moms hate her. Oh, and Florence has a reason to suspect Dylan might not be as innocent as she’d like to believe...

©2025 Sarah Harman (P)2025 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

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"A biting, twisty, utter delight."—Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women

"A smirking thriller that never threatens to take itself too seriously."—NPR

"Put this at the top of your To-Be-Read list!"—Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish

Stick with the print edition

I have over 100 books in my Audible library and this is the worst narration I have ever heard. What is supposed to be a smart and sarcastic narrative is read in an annoying monotone that completely destroyed the book's vibe. Don't judge All the Other Mothers Hate Me by the audiobook, read the the print edition.

Good book!

I liked it a lot! Easy read, good narration, good story! I wanted to keep listening to see the ending though I did guess the twist, not entirely, and it was still interesting and intriguing. The FMC is funny and likable and I enjoyed it!

I still can’t decide if I enjoyed or regret spending 11 hours on this book or however long it was…

So here’s the thing… The main character is a narcissist. Also, this is not lighthearted and fun as the book cover makes it seem. Rather it is the story of a burnt out former popstar who really hates herself is incredibly self-absorbed, and that caught in the middle of a child’s disappearance. It is like watching a train wreck. Once you start, you can’t stop, but it is in fact a train wreck. There is mild redemption at the end though… Again, I don’t know that it needed to be this long. The main character is so dislikable that I think it overshadows the fact that it is a well crafted story. At the same time I’m like girlfriend you need both Therapy and Jesus. Or Jesus and Therapy. Not sure what order they should come in. Probably Jesus first which will help her get therapy? I don’t know anyway read out your own peril, but it is not light and fun and funny. It is however very gripping and you probably won’t be able to put it down once you start. I actually don’t know if I wanna return this book. I have a lot of mixed feelings and I just lost a whole night asleep trying to figure out what other fire dumpster mess she was about to get herself into.

Great listen! Very entertaining

I bought the book first and read half of it before I got the audible copy. This book is meant to be listened to. Great performance.

I don’t blame them, I hate her too

unlikable main character who is annoyingly dumb. Story is predictable. The narrator is great and saves the day. All in all overhyped and disappointing.

Absolutely wonderful

This book gave me literally everything I could have ever wanted from a book. So much mystery. So many relatable dilemmas (for a thriller with a pop star protagonist, at least) and so many unexpected laughs along the way. SO good. Enjoy 💖

Funny, dark and touching

I listened to this on audible and absolutely LOVED the experience. I’m so happy I accidentally ran across this gem.

This book is dark, funny and touching . The writing is easy to read, clear and direct and a quick read.

The FMC is a little hard to like at times but it seems that’s totally intentional because she definitely has a pretty sweet redemption arc. She grows and changes at a perfect, realistic pace.

This book is a story about motherhood, feminine rage , belonging, love and sisterhood and it hits every note perfectly and in the most relatable way.

I definitely recommend this book. It’s so fun and entertaining.

Returned the book

I really wanted to like this book. The premise was exactly what I was looking for to listen to. But the story itself was so incredibly slow. Also, the main female character I just did not like. I did not connect with. The narration was fine, but that too was slow at times.

Not as fun as the title and cover promise

The catchy title suggests more fun than the book delivers. Florence, a former member of a popular girl group, is an American living in London, with a young son attending an elite prep school. She's not a trashy, uncouth American stereotype, but she's not old-money English. On top of all that, she's 10 years younger than the other moms in her son's class.

There's enough material for a fun social comedy, but the novel turns out to be a (passable but unremarkable) mystery about—get ready for this—the dark secrets under the school's veneer of perfection.

It's not a bad novel; just a letdown. I'd still read a future Sarah Harman release.

Lack of character depth

Main character sucks. Hard to get through the book believing that a person could be this shitty.