THE BREATHTAKING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTION, SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND OBSESSION . . . OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'Utterly addictive' PAULA HAWKINS 'Compulsive' VOGUE 'Gripping' GUARDIAN 'Inventive' SUNDAY TIMES 'Suspenseful' HEAT 'Not to be missed' LISA JEWELL ________ 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? ________ AS RECOMMENDED ON BBC RADIO 2 **Nominated ...
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THE BREATHTAKING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTION, SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ABOUT MOTHERHOOD AND OBSESSION . . . OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 'Utterly addictive' PAULA HAWKINS 'Compulsive' VOGUE 'Gripping' GUARDIAN 'Inventive' SUNDAY TIMES 'Suspenseful' HEAT 'Not to be missed' LISA JEWELL ________ 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? ________ AS RECOMMENDED ON BBC RADIO 2 **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 **Soon to be adapted for the screen by the producer of Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood, Marriage Story and Gravity** Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Spring 2022
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My last few books have been quite bleak and a little disturbing - so I thought I would stay on trend for ââ?¬Ë?The Pushââ?¬â?¢! Blythe and Fox are a happily married couple, but when baby Violet comes along, Blythe has to admit something seemsââ?¬Â¦ off about her.
The Push is a psychological thriller told from the perspective of Blythe and it is mainly told as if written for her husband (he is referred to as ââ?¬Ë?Youââ?¬â?¢ in second person). We also get some flashback snippets of Blytheââ?¬â?¢s own childhood with her mother Cynthia and Cynthiaââ?¬â?¢s childhood with her mother Etta. It was nice to have the other perspectives woven into the story and they really emphasise the debate of nature vs nurture in terms of what makes children what they are. Although Ettaââ?¬â?¢s story is told in italics, the other flashbacks are not titled or dated and arenââ?¬â?¢t used regularly enough so it is a little jolting each time they are presented to the reader.
I actually read the story in one sitting so it did hold my interest, however I did feel like it dragged in places and some of it could have been cut down to make for a more impactful story. The plot reminded me a lot of ââ?¬Ë?We Need to Talk About Kevinââ?¬â?¢ but I also felt like I had read the story before in other places as well ââ?¬" nothing about it felt particularly original or shocking. The end twist I had been waiting for from around the halfway point of the story and so the whole thing felt very predictable, although it was moving in its telling.
Overall The Push was a moving, if predictable read. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin UK â�" Michael Joseph for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
