Customer Reviews

Mother's Day

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I found the book to be very interesting, however, I feel like the book does not have an end. Most books of this nature provide a full ending to the story. This story has no ending for the reader. I'm sure that anyone else who reads this book will agree that they are left in suspense. I want to know what happened to Theresa Cross after she was initially arrested. I would like to read about the court case and what transpired while in the court room. At the very least, I would like to know what her sentence was. I have looked on the internet and have not been successful in finding any pertinent information regarding Theresa Cross. I would really like to see a sequel to the book, Mother's Day. According to the other reviews, the story was also discussed on a talk show. Does anyone know the name of the talk show? I would like to get the transcripts and would like to know that this disturbed lady got what she deserved....

I read this book years and years ago. It's still one of my favorite true crime books. I can't believe the horror the kids had to go through just to live in Teressa's twisted world and the scars it left on her children into adulthood. Upon reading it, I had nightmares for a while. This is the only book that has had that much of an impact on me, I still find it amazing. The author, I think, does a fantastic job with detailing scenery, dialogue, etc. It's a wonderful book. Too bad it's true...

The horror this "family" lived through is almost unimaginable. I watched a talk show program about this case, which prompted me to buy the book. These adult children revealed as honestly as they could the circumstances surrounding the horrendous murders of their two sisters. It is a testimony to Terry's strength that she persisted in getting this story out in the open. I think the author is a great story teller and investigator, however his writing style jumps around a little too much. Never-the-less, I would recommend this book to people who are interested in a Story of Life that is stranger than Fiction.

What a story! Dennis McDougal is a winner in my book.. You will easily become engrossed in this family and the sinister relationship the children have with their mother. My heart really went out to these children. It is a quick read and one you will not likely forget. I know I never will.

Well, Dennis, you're good! Great book that kept me turning the pages. When the first crime was so early in the book, I couldn't imagine what the rest of the book was about. Oh my... page after page of crimes that go on for years! Really enjoyed the author's writing style and the way the story was delivered. Thanks, Dennis! Keep writing!

This crime should have never happened(not that any should) I was so angry while reading this that no one helped these children and that Theresa got away with everything for so long. Will her remaining children ever be ok? My only complaints of the book are there should have been pictures, I wanted to know what everyone looked like.

I read this book and found it to be long in what this mother DID to her children, but short on the part that I find interesting about true crime novels - the how and the why. I also would have liked more information on how this woman was finally brought to justice. That part of the story was woefully neglected. To me it was basically a horror story about an extremely sadistic and cruel mother who literally got away with murder for a long, long time.

I saw Terry and, I think, the author and the arresting officer on a talk show about a year ago and found that show to be much more interesting and informative than the book.

Although I didn't finish this book, the book, "Whatever Mother Says...", is this EXACT story written by Wensley Clarkson! However, in Wensley's book, Teresa had THREE sons and THREE daughters. The oldest son had left home and wasn't involved with the crimes, but was involved in the majority of the abuse. The only thing I didn't like about Wensley Clarkson's version is that you never find out what happened to the mother! There should be an updated book written including the outcome of the trial. And to "tonlo from Pembroke Pines, Florida", "Whatever Mother Says..." DOES have pictures of EVERYONE!!!

I found this book after reading In the Best of Families by the same author, which I enjoyed. I thought this was a great book, too, I don't know what some of the reviewers were expecting. As far as jumping around, that is not true. The book is chronological and easy to follow.

I read only true crime books and I rank this high because unlike so many true crime books I was interested until the very last page. Too many true crime books spend way too much time on the trial so we often get up to half of the book if not more spent rehashing all the same details we already know, described tediously through each and every witness of the trial. In this book the subject was not even arrested until the last 25 pages so it kept my attention throughout. It is a really good story, too, I highly recommend.

This book was very well written. It carried you from Theresa's childhood to the end without combersome and extraneous details to slow it down. It was much like psychological case history. Amazing how siblings raised together can become so different and have such different experiences. This is true for both Theresa and her siblings as well as her own children.