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In The Push, Ashley Audrain follows Blythe Connor as she strives to be the comforting mother she herself never had. After Violet is born, Blythe feels her daughter is inexplicably different, and her husband Fox dismisses her concerns. Marginalized and increasingly isolated, Blythe's doubts deepen, blurring reality and her own sanity. When son Sam arrives, the family must confront an abrupt and devastating change that forces Blythe to accept a harrowing truth about her children—and about herself. Audrain’s tense, psychological work probes motherhood, the fragility of family bonds, and the peril of being unheard.
First publish date: 2021
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Ashley Audrain
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