'A poetic, propulsive read that set my nerves jangling in both horror and recognition' LISA JEWELL, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

'A freight train of a read - it barrels into you and propels you along, taking you places you're not sure you want to go. I found it disturbing, upsetting, and utterly compelling' Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy

'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 deep unease of our inability to ever fully know even those we hold the closest' Kim Edwards, bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter

'Stayed up too late finishing [Audrain's] deeply unsettling The Push about the darkest reaches of motherhood . . . 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

I was totally hooked. Compelling, addictive, chilling. Smashing read -- Elizabeth Macneal

Starkly original and compulsively readable, 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 -- Kristin Hannah

The most thought-provoking exploration of motherhood I've come across since We Need to Talk About Kevin -- Clare Pooley

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

Compelling, beautifully written and wickedly entertaining... A tremendously thought-provoking read -- Liz Nugent, author of Little Cruelties and Lying in Wait