The Push
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Mother. Daughter. Angel. Monster? The Sunday Times bestseller
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Ashley Audrain
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Marin Ireland (Read by)
Brought to you by Penguin
'I will never forget her eyes in that moment - I couldn't look away from them. But I knew what happened as soon as I heard it.
'I think she pushed him,' I said to you quietly. 'I think she pushed him...'
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'I read it in one sitting. Not to be missed' Lisa Jewell
'Unsettling, visceral, provocative, compulsive' Sarah Vaughan
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The arrival of baby Violet was meant to be the happiest day of my life. But as soon as I held her in my arms I knew something wasn't right. I had always known that the women in my family aren't meant to be mothers.
My husband Fox says I'm imagining it. He tells me I'm nothing like my own mother, and that Violet is the sweetest child.
But she's different with me. Something feels very wrong.
Is it her? Or is it me? Is she the monster? Or am I?
The Push is an unsettling, breathtaking and powerful read about obsession and our deepest fears that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.
© Ashley Audrain 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 07/01/2021
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ISBN: 9781405947138
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Length: 519 Minutes
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RRP: £13.00
Reviews
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A gripping debut that explores and manipulates the fears and insecurities of mothers everywhere . . . Well thought out, vividly realised and gripping
Guardian
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An inventive twist on the psychological thriller formula . . . Audrain sustains the suspense expertly through assured handling of her unravelling protagonist's voice
Sunday Times
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Ashley dares us to find the relatable in the worst we can imagine . . . the knife-edge between relatability and horror keeps the reader hooked
Grazia
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I was gripped from the first word to the last. I've been wanting a book to take me back to how I felt when I first read We Need to Talk About Kevin. That full body experience of reading, when you close the book but can't function until you know how it ends ... I really recommend this one
Dawn O'Porter
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The Push was a poetic, propulsive read that set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition. I read it one sitting and it stayed with me for days afterwards. Not to be missed
Lisa Jewell
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A compelling, compulsively readable thriller that never lets up and will keep you guessing right to the very last page
Daily Express
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I was gripped . . . One of 2021's most anticipated books . . . Dazzling and gloriously complete
Daisy Buchanan
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Powerful and immersive
Emma Stone, author of The Lamplighters
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I was completely engrossed in The Push from the very first page. So tense, so all-encompassing! It's a jet-black story of motherhood, inheritance and expectations, and I loved it
Abigail Dean, author of Girl A
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A provocative, compulsive novel about modern motherhood
Vogue
