The Perfect Daughter (Large Print)

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The Perfect Daughter is a thriller that explores the truth or lies behind a teenage girls multiple personality disorder, from D.J. Palmer, the author of The New Husband. Grace never dreamt shed visit her teenaged daughter Penny in the locked ward of a decaying state psychiatric hospital, charged with a shocking and brutal murder. There was not much question of her daughters guilt. Police had her fingerprints on the murder weapon and the victims blood on her body and clothes. But they didnt have a motive. Grace blames herself, because thats what mothers do--they look at their choices and wonder, what if? But hindsight offers little more than the chance for regret. None of this was conceivable the day Penny came into her life. Then, it seemed like a miracle. Penny was found abandoned, with a mysterious past, and it felt like fate brought Penny to her, and her husband Arthur. But as she grew, Pennys actions grew more disturbing, and different personalities emerged. Arthur and Grace took Penny to different psychiatrists, until one diagnosed a severe multiple personality disorder. As Penny awaits trial in a state mental hospital, she is treated by Dr. Mitchell McHugh, a psychiatrist battling demons of his own. Graces determination to understand the why behind her daughters terrible crime fuels Mitchs resolve to help the Francone family. Together, they set out in search of the truth about Penny, but discover instead a shocking hidden history of secrets, lies, and betrayals that put all their lives in grave danger.