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Such a Nice Boy

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Pub Date Oct 8 2026 | Archive Date Sep 24 2026


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Description

Your 15-year-old son stands accused of something terrible.  Who is to blame? His friends? Social media? Or, as his mother, is it your fault?

When Amanda finds out her teenage son, Nathan, is accused of being among a group of boys sexually bullying a young woman and causing her to take her own life, she is devastated, and convinced she is to blame. She should have been there more, known more, done more.

As memories of another death, twenty-five years earlier, and the best friend who should still be alive, begin to resurface, Amanda finds herself questioning how much any woman can ever truly know her own son. Has her sweet, good boy really become a young man capable of something so brutal?

As a woman, she wants to see him face consequences: as a mother, she wants to protect her son.

What would you do?

A provocative, timely book-club read for fans of Adolescence.  Skewering the topical issue of toxic masculinity, modern parenting and social media.

Your 15-year-old son stands accused of something terrible.  Who is to blame? His friends? Social media? Or, as his mother, is it your fault?

When Amanda finds out her teenage son, Nathan, is accused...


Advance Praise

'A punchy thriller that will have parents nodding and crying along...Brilliant, sad and urgent.' Chloe Combi, author of Generation Z: Their Voices, Their Lives

'This is not just a chillingly believable page-turner. It's an urgent parenting manual.' Jennifer Cox, author of Women Are Angry

"Rebecca Spargo takes on one of the most disturbing and urgent issues of our time in this gripping and powerful book. With cleverly plotted interlocking tales of grief and guilt, spanning decades, she highlights how little has changed when it comes to the patriarchy and how women are treated in society at large. It is a cautionary tale, a wake up call for parents of teenagers, a haunting illustration of the challenges parents face in a world of ever evolving technology and smartphones". - Annie Macmanus

'A punchy thriller that will have parents nodding and crying along...Brilliant, sad and urgent.' Chloe Combi, author of Generation Z: Their Voices, Their Lives

'This is not just a chillingly...


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