Meeting a significant other’s parents can be daunting. But in Prime Video’s new series The Girlfriend , it gets downright deadly.

Based on Michelle Frances’ novel of the same name, the thriller follows the tension-filled power struggle between Cherry, a young woman in a passionate relationship, and Laura, her new beau’s mom, who will do anything to keep them apart.

Both the show and the book follow that conflict to shocking (but different) ends. Want to compare as you watch along? Here’s The Girlfriend book ending and plot summary.

A Different Kind Of Love Triangle

Laura is a successful filmmaker based in London. She and her husband, Howard, are parents to a medical resident, Daniel, of whom Laura is especially protective after her daughter, Rose, died of illness as a newborn.

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