Mary Kubica

Her first book was a huge secret. Most writers go through it. But she kept hearing something that told her to release The Good Girl. Now its on its way to becoming a movie. From the iHeart Radio Studio I'm Unplugged and Totally Uncut with author Mary Kubica. About Mary's new book "PRETTY BABY" - Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman. She goes above and beyond, working for a nonprofit, offering money to the homeless, and even taking in the occasional stray cat. Her charitable senses go off one freezing Chicago morning when while waiting for the “El”, she notices a young girl on the platform, shivering and clearly homeless. To make matters worse, this girl has a screaming infant clutched to her chest. Heidi sees the girl morning after morning and knows she needs to try and help. And so, she introduces herself to Willow, and offers a cup of coffee and a meal. Willow is not forthcoming with why she is alone on the street, but Heidi sees that the baby is sick and knows they both need help. She invites them home, only to rest up and get warm for the night. Heidi banker husband, Chris, and teenaged daughter, Zoe, are shocked at the transient suddenly in their home, but this is no deterrent. Heidi feels Zoe could learn to be less self-centered and her husband is usually at the office…and spending more time with his pretty young co-workers. As the night turns to day and the days becomes weeks, Willow becomes a permanent fixture in the Wood household. Chris, as is his way, doesn’t trust that Willow is telling them the entire truth. She’s secretive and he starts uncovering clues that point to a story about her past that she isn’t telling them. But as Heidi becomes more attached – and seemingly obsessed – with Willow’s baby, extricating the two from their home grows difficult. Suddenly, the Wood family finds themselves at the center of a story more twisted than any of them imagined. Told with the same deft storytelling skills that prompted critics to compare her with masters such as Gillian Flynn and Liane Moriarty, PRETTY BABY is an artful sophomore novel from a rising literary star. Mary Kubica effortlessly spins a tale that will leave readers questioning their own judgments and begging for her next foray into the world of psychological suspense. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary Kubica is the internationally bestselling author of The Good Girl. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in history and American literature. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children and enjoys photography, gardening and caring for the animals at a local shelter. PRETTY BABY is her second novel. Please visit her at www.MaryKubica.com.