The Push

Zusatztext A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly , Marie Claire , AARP, CrimeReads, Lit Hub, and Newsweek As seen in Washington Post , USA Today , Good Housekeeping , Goop, Refinery29, Woman's Day , Working Mother , New York Post , and more Praise for The Push : [A] deft and immersive thriller The Push is an ingenious reincarnation of that most forbidden of suspense narratives: the mommy-in-peril-from-her-own-monstrous-offspring. Maureen Corrigan for the Washington Post There are enough novels about unreliable female narrators and neglectful mothers to fill a minivan But what makes [THE PUSH] 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 Los Angeles Times What happens when a mother doesn't love her daughter? Audrain's debut is a tense, chilling dip into the dark side of motherhood, narrated by Blythe, whose own upbringing raises the question: Can one inherit an inability to parent? The Push is uncomfortable and provocative, like a train wreck that demands your gaze. The Washington Post This taut and tense hurricane of a debut is best devoured in one sitting. Newsweek Fans of psychological thrillers, crack open this one about the relationship between mothers and daughters. Good Housekeeping A chilling page-turner that asks provocative questions. Real Simple A thrilling debut. Harper's Bazaar Well thought out, carefully crafted, vividly realised and gripping... The Push turbo-charges maternal anxieties with a fierce gothic energy. The Guardian Taut, chilling.Audrain has a gift for capturing the seemingly small moments that speak volumes about relationships. New York Times Book Review Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end. Good Morning America A psychological thriller that will make you question everything you know about motherhood. Bitch A chilling psychological look at the dark, uncomfortable parts of motherhood and a provocative page turner. theSkimm This book should come with a warning label! The Push is a buzzy debut novel that packs quite a few punches. With shades of We Need to Talk About Kevin , this GMA Book Club pick for January is a compulsively readable novel. New York Post This is a sterling addition to the burgeoning canon of bad seed suspense, from an arrestingly original new voice. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Both an absorbing thriller and an intense, profound look at the heartbreaking ways motherhood can go wrong, this is sure to provoke discussion. Booklist This is a raw, immediate, propulsive, thought-provoking book, with an ending that hits like a sledgehammer. You will be talking about it for a long time. BookTrib [A] dazzling exercise in both economy of language and vividness of expression. Audrain's grasp of Blythe's inner lifeher fears, her hopes, the details that linger in her mindis so precise and mature that we get lost in this woman's often troubling world. That feeling propels the novel forward at a blistering pace, but Audra...

**A Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, AARP, CrimeReads, Lit Hub, and *Newsweek

As seen in Washington Post*,** USA Today**,** Good Housekeeping, Goop, Refinery29, Woman’s Day**,** Working Mother**,** New York Post**, **and more

Praise for The Push:

**“[A] deft and immersive thriller… The Push is an ingenious reincarnation of that most forbidden of suspense narratives: the mommy-in-peril-from-her-own-monstrous-offspring.” **
— Maureen Corrigan for the Washington Post
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“There are enough novels about unreliable female narrators and neglectful mothers to fill a minivan… But what makes [THE PUSH] 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 Los Angeles Times

******“What happens when a mother doesn’t love her daughter? Audrain’s debut is a tense, chilling dip into the dark side of motherhood, narrated by Blythe, whose own upbringing raises the question: Can one inherit an inability to parent? The Push is uncomfortable and provocative, like a train wreck that demands your gaze.”
**— *The Washington Post

***“This taut and tense hurricane of a debut is best devoured in one sitting.”
**— *Newsweek

***“Fans of psychological thrillers, crack open this one about the relationship between mothers and daughters.”
**— *Good Housekeeping

“A chilling page-turner that asks provocative questions.” 
**— ***Real Simple
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“A thrilling debut.” 
— Harper’s Bazaar 

“Well thought out, carefully crafted, vividly realised and gripping... *The Push *turbo-charges maternal anxieties with a fierce gothic energy.”
**— *The Guardian

“Taut, chilling….Audrain has a gift for capturing the seemingly small moments that speak volumes about relationships.”
— New York Times Book Review
 
“Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end.”
— Good Morning America

“A psychological thriller that will make you question everything you know about motherhood.” 
**— Bitch

“A chilling psychological look at the dark, uncomfortable parts of motherhood and a provocative page turner.”
**— **theSkimm

**“This book should come with a warning label! The Push … is a buzzy debut novel that packs quite a few punches. With shades of We Need to Talk About Kevin, … this GMA Book Club pick for January is a compulsively readable novel.” **
***— *New York Post

“This is a sterling addition to the burgeoning canon of bad seed suspense, from an arrestingly original new voice.”
**— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
**
“Both an absorbing thriller and an intense, profound look at the heartbreaking ways motherhood can go wrong, this is sure to provoke discussion.”
***— Booklist

“This is a raw, immediate, propulsive, thought-provoking book, with an ending that hits like a sledgehammer. You will be talking about it for a long time.”***
*****— **BookTrib

“[A] dazzling exercise in both economy of language and vividness of expression. Audrain’s grasp of Blythe’s inner life—her fears, her hopes, the details that linger in her mind—is so precise and mature that we get lost in this woman’s often troubling world. That feeling propels the novel forward at a blistering pace, but Audrain doesn’t stop there. The Push announces Audrain as a sophisticated, compelling writer, perfect for fans of thrillers and intimate family dramas alike.” **
— BookPage

“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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