'Ashley Audrain's The Push is not only a propulsively entertaining, read-in-one-sitting novel, it is also a deeply provocative and fearless look at motherhood written in some of the prettiest prose you'll read all year' - Aimee Molloy, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Mother A tremendously thought-provoking read' - Liz Nugent, author of Little Cruelties and Lying in Wait 'Compelling, beautifully written and wickedly entertaining. I devoured it whole' - Marissa Stapley, bestselling author of The Last Resort Relentlessly compelling, distressing and beautiful, Ashley Audrain's debut is the next Gone Girl, with shades of We Need to Talk About Kevin. It's a howl in the face of what we think we know - or want to believe - about motherhood. The Push is written on the edge of a knife. Visceral, provocative, compulsive, and with the most graphic and relatable description of childbirth I've read (or written)' - Sarah Vaughan, bestselling author of Anatomy of a Scandal 'Stayed up too late finishing deeply unsettling The Push about the darkest reaches of motherhood. Intensely absorbing, gripping until the final page, The Push excavates the myths of motherhood, deftly exploring the shape-shifting landscape of parenting, the powerful impact of the past on the present, and the deep unease of our inability to ever fully know even those we hold the closest' - Kim Edwards, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter 'The most thought-provoking exploration of motherhood I've come across since We Need to Talk About Kevin' - Clare Pooley Raw, visceral, and often disturbing, this is an intense psychological drama' - Kristin Hannah

'Starkly original and compulsively readable, The Push is a deep dive into the darkest nooks and crannies of motherhood. Complex, nuanced, and unflinching, I inhaled this debut in one sitting' - Karma Brown, bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife Audrain's astute portrayal of motherhood was unsettling in its insights, yet highly entertaining on the page.

'With its riveting prose and deep convictions, Ashley Audrain's The Push had me in its clutches from the first page.

I found it disturbing, upsetting, and utterly compelling' - Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy The Push is a freight train of a read - it barrels into you and propels you along, taking you places you're not sure you want to go. Dazzling and gloriously complete' - Daisy Buchanan I read it one sitting and it stayed with me for days afterwards. ' The Push was a poetic, propulsive read that set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition.

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