In Sarah Harman's new novel, a hot mess of a mom sets out to find her son's bully

In Sarah Harman's debut novel "All The Other Mothers Hate Me", protagonist Florence Grimes is thrust into chaos when her son’s prep school experiences a kidnapping. While shopping, she receives alarming messages that trigger panic and desperation. Florence, an outcast among the wealthy mothers due to her past as a washed-up pop star and her current unremarkable lifestyle, embarks on a tumultuous journey filled with questionable decisions in her attempt to protect her son. The narrative explores themes of motherhood, societal pressures, and personal inadequacies against a backdrop of parental rivalry.

HARMAN: I think Florence is somewhat of an unlikable protagonist, right? She's not like the other mothers at this ritzy London prep school that her child attends.

RASCOE: There's been a kidnapping at her 10-year-old son's London prep school. And over the next 300 pages or so, Florence will make a series of questionable choices in order to make sure he's safe.

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