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The holiday season brings up unpleasant memories for Alison, the focus of Jennifer McMahon's thriller "My Darling Girl." Alison has never quite moved on from her traumatic upbringing with her mother Mavis. When Alison gets a call informing her that Mavis has been diagnosed with cancer and will soon die, Alison invites her to spend her final weeks with her family. Mavis's ability to wrap Alison's family around her finger makes Alison realize that Mavis may not have come here just to spend the holidays with family. And Alison will do whatever it takes to make sure her family doesn't face the same heartbreaks she once did.

Release date: Oct. 3