The Push

Zusatztext INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of: CBC's Five Canadian books we can't wait to read in 2021 Marie Claire' s 2021 Book Releases to Pre-Order and Thank Yourself Later CrimeReads 's Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021 LitHub 's Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Good Morning America 's Book Club Picks Praise for The Push : [A] taut, tense thriller . . . [and] chilling debut. The New York Times [A] stunning, compelling read. . . . Written with an unflinching eye and a stylistically sharp, tight economy The Push is a single-sitting read, as suspenseful as any thriller, as thoughtful as any literary novel, with an almost physical force behind each of its turns and revelations. By the end, the reader will feel wrung out in the way only the best of books leaves you. Audrain's debut is a stunning, devastating novel and, frankly, one hell of a way to start a year of reading. Toronto Star Audrain cleverly examines and exploits women's near-universal anxiety that they won't measure up to some internalized standard of maternal perfection dictated by society. . . But what makes it stand out from the rest is Audrain's nuanced understanding of how women's voices are discounted, how a thousand little slights can curdle a solid marriage andin defiance of maternal tabooshow mothers really feel, sometimes, toward difficult children. . . . The Push [is] more than a novel of suspense, the sum of its parts speaking to the burdens we all carry, whether we are mothers or simply children of women who did the best they could, however far their best efforts may have fallen short. Los Angeles Times Utterly addictive. Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train Starkly original and compulsively readable, Ashley Audrain's The Push is a deep dive into the darkest nooks and crannies of motherhood. Raw, visceral, and often disturbing, this is an intense psychological drama that will be embraced by serious book clubs and fans of Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin . Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author The Push was a poetic, propulsive read that set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition. I read it in one sitting and it stayed with me for days afterwards. Not to be missed. Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone With its riveting prose and deep convictions, Ashley Audrain's The Push had me in its clutches from the first page. Audrain's astute portrayal of motherhood was unsettling in its insights, yet highly entertaining on the page. Complex, nuanced, and unflinching, I inhaled this debut in one sitting. Karma Brown, bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife 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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter The Push is written on the edge of a knife. It's a howl in the face of what we think we knowor want to believeabout motherhood. Relentlessly compelling, distressing and beautiful, Ashley Audrain's debut is the next Gone Girl, with shades of We Need to Talk About Kevin . I devoured it whole. Marissa Stapley, bestselling author of The Last Resort Stayed up too late finishing [Audrai...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

One of:
CBC’s “Five Canadian books we can’t wait to read in 2021”
*Marie Claire'*s “2021 Book Releases to Pre-Order and Thank Yourself Later”
CrimeReads's “Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021”
LitHub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2021”
Good Morning America's Book Club Picks
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Praise for The Push:

“[A] taut, tense thriller . . . [and] chilling debut.”
**—The New York Times
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“[A] stunning, compelling read. . . . Written with an unflinching eye and a stylistically sharp, tight economy The Push is a single-sitting read, as suspenseful as any thriller, as thoughtful as any literary novel, with an almost physical force behind each of its turns and revelations. By the end, the reader will feel wrung out in the way only the best of books leaves you. Audrain’s debut is a stunning, devastating novel and, frankly, one hell of a way to start a year of reading.”
—Toronto Star

“Audrain cleverly examines and exploits women’s near-universal anxiety that they won’t measure up to some internalized standard of maternal perfection dictated by society. . . But what makes it stand out from the rest is Audrain’s nuanced understanding of how women’s voices are discounted, how a thousand little slights can curdle a solid marriage and—in defiance of maternal taboos—how mothers really feel, sometimes, toward difficult children. . . . The Push [is] more than a novel of suspense, the sum of its parts speaking to the burdens we all carry, whether we are mothers or simply children of women who did the best they could, however far their best efforts may have fallen short.”
**—Los Angeles Times
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“Utterly addictive.”
—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

“Starkly original and compulsively readable, Ashley Audrain's The Push is a deep dive into the darkest nooks and crannies of motherhood. Raw, visceral, and often disturbing, this is an intense psychological drama that will be embraced by serious book clubs and fans of Lionel Shriver's We Need to Talk about Kevin.”
**—Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“The Push was a poetic, propulsive read that set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition. I read it in one sitting and it stayed with me for days afterwards. Not to be missed.”
**—Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone
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“With its riveting prose and deep convictions, Ashley Audrain’s The Push had me in its clutches from the first page. Audrain’s astute portrayal of motherhood was unsettling in its insights, yet highly entertaining on the page. Complex, nuanced, and unflinching, I inhaled this debut in one sitting.” 
**—Karma Brown, bestselling author of Recipe for a Perfect Wife
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“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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

***** “The Push is written on the edge of a knife. It’s a howl in the face of what we think we know—or want to believe—about motherhood. Relentlessly compelling, distressing and beautiful, Ashley Audrain’s debut is the next Gone Girl, with shades of We Need to Talk About Kevin. I devoured it whole.”
—Marissa Stapley, bestselling author of The Last Resort

“Stayed up too late finishing [Audrain’s] deeply unsettling The Push about the darkest reaches of motherhood (and profound maternal ambivalence). 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

*“*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 pretties…