The Push

Ashley Audrain

Jan 2021 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

THE BREATHTAKING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTION, SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ABOUT OBSESSION WITH A SHOCKING TWIST . . .

'Utterly addictive' PAULA HAWKINS
'Compulsive' VOGUE
'Gripping' GUARDIAN
'Inventive' SUNDAY TIMES
'Suspenseful' HEAT
'Not to be missed' LISA JEWELL

OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE
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Blythe and Violet. Mother and daughter.

It's a bond like no other.

But what if your little angel is a monster?

And what if no one sees it but you?
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AS RECOMMENDED ON BBC RADIO 2 & SOON TO BE ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN BY THE PRODUCER OF ONCE UPON A TIME . . . IN HOLLYWOOD

**Nominated for two Goodreads Choice Awards**

'Like The Girl on the Train - but better!' DAILY MAIL

'A blockbusting debut about the dark side of motherhood. Gripping, clever, vividly realised . . . the ending left me flabbergasted' GUARDIAN

'I read it in one sitting. Not to be missed' LISA JEWELL

'An inventive twist on the psychological thriller formula. Audrain sustains the suspense expertly' SUNDAY TIMES

'I can't stop thinking and talking about it . . . it has absolutely blown me away' CANDICE BRATHWAITE

'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

'Powerful and immersive' EMMA STONEX, author of The Lamplighters

'Taut, chilling, executed with gripping precision. Audrain nimbly stokes the mystery' New York Times

'A suspenseful thriller. Will have you in its grips from the very first page - and stay with you long after you've put it down. Do not miss' Heat

'Suspenseful, dark and intriguing . . . essential for book groups' Stylist

'Unsettling, visceral, provocative, compulsive' Sarah Vaughan

'The most thought-provoking exploration of motherhood since We Need to Talk About Kevin' Clare Pooley, bestselling author of The Authenticity Project

'Fans of 'mum noir' are in for a treat' Daily Mail

'Audrain sustains the suspense expertly through assured handling of her unravelling protagonist's voice' Sunday Times

Ratings and reviews

I have the hardcover version of this book. This isn't something I normally read but I read it in a space of 7/8 hours. It was so unbelievably sad. So twisted and a lot of confusing moments. Everytime the main character has hope for her daughter, Violet just keeps proving her wrong. I'm hoping for a continuation 😬😃🥺

The Push by Ashley Audrain Described as a block busting debut novel and 2021's most astonishing debut, I wasn’t really sure what to expect of The Push. It was certainly a suspenseful novel and very well thought out, but not as horrific as I'd been led to expect. It centres around baby Violet whose birth was supposed to be the happiest day of her mother’s life, however she tells the reader that she knows that the women of her family are not meant to be mothers and that as soon as she held the baby in her arms, she knew that there was something wrong. Speaking as a mother of two grown up children and one almost one year old granddaughter, I found this attitude quite difficult to understand. However I persevered and actually thoroughly enjoyed the novel. The author writes well and doles out the suspense in a way that keeps the reader gripped to the very end. Recommended for fans of psychological suspense.

Oh!... Don't know what to say about it was going to rate it 5 stars till the very last chapter... I saw this book had mixed reviews so just had to try it and from the minute I picked it up yesterday I have hardly put it down... Have been hooked really intrigued the whole way through always eager to find out what happened next even in the flash back in time chapters... All fitted together perfectly and was a really deep disturbing read in places...The end felt rushed and was a bit if a let down just done dusted with a predictable ending then all over... Well worth a read though 4 stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🤗👍

About the author

ASHLEY AUDRAIN's debut novel THE PUSH is a New York Times, Sunday Times and #1 international bestseller, and a Good Morning America book club pick. It's been translated into 36 languages, and a limited television series is currently in development. Ashley previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada, and prior to that, worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. Ashley is currently working on her second novel THE WHISPERS.