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The Push: A GMA Book Club Pick

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The Push is a gripping psychological thriller about Blythe Connor, a mother whose reality of motherhood spirals into haunting suspicion and doubt. Determined to be the warm mother she never had, Blythe’s fears for her daughter Violet grow as her behaviour seems unlike other children’s. With her husband dismissing her concerns, Blythe questions her own sanity, leaving readers unsure of the truth. The arrival of their son Sam brings a blissful bond, but a sudden tragedy forces Blythe to confront a devastating truth.

This tense, page-turning drama explores the complexities of motherhood, truth, and belief, and is perfect for fans of Verity and We Need to Talk About Kevin.
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The Push will engage readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and domestic dramas that delve into family dynamics and challenging emotional themes. It suits those interested in intense, immersive narratives about motherhood and mental health.

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A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | A New York Times bestseller!

“Utterly addictive.” —Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

“Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end.”—Good Morning America

A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family—and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for—and everything she feared.

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Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had.

But in the thick of motherhood's exhausting early days, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter—she doesn't behave like most children do.

Or is it all in Blythe's head? Her husband, Fox, says she's imagining things. The more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well.

Then their son Sam is born—and with him, Blythe has the blissful connection she'd always imagined with her child. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth.

For fans of Verity and We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Push is a tour de force you will read in a sitting, an utterly immersive novel that will challenge everything you think you know about motherhood, about what we owe our children, and what it feels like when women are not believed.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781984881687

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 January 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Penguin USA

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Ashley Audrain’s debut novel, The Push, was a New York Times, Sunday Times (London), and number-one international bestseller, and a Good Morning America Book Club pick. It has sold in more than forty territories, and a limited television series is currently in development. Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that she worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. Her second novel, The Whispers, is forthcoming.

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