From the start I didn’t completely buy into Blythe’s version of events and emotional responses to the situations she found herself in. Narrated by the central mother figure of this tale, we glean a great deal from this woman’s mixed up, unsure and sensitive mind. An ambiguous novel from start to finish, The Push is an ambitious debut, but the assured voice of Ashley Audrain carries this novel to great heights. As a mother, I found the experiences highlighted in The Push to be confronting, emotional and confusing. The Push is a challenging and conflicting novel. However, Blythe cannot shake those nagging thoughts from her mind that something is wrong with her, or is it her daughter’s fault? Who is to blame, mother or daughter? Despite the doubts Blythe has over her own child and parenting capabilities, Blythe’s husband Fox reassures her that everything is completely fine. Blythe’s own mother and grandmother were not model mother figures. But Blythe comes from a tragic history of difficult motherhood relations. Much more than a case of baby blues and first-time motherhood anxiety, Blythe’s strange feelings towards her daughter continue to escalate. When Blythe gives birth to Violet and she holds her for the first time, something doesn’t feel right to this new mother. Ashley Audrain’s dramatic debut is a compelling read, that produces question after question until the bitter end of this compelling tale.Ī story of motherhood, womanhood, parenting, family and relationships, The Push looks closely at the pressure of raising a child. A story that aims to critically interrogate motherhood and parenting experiences, The Push is a book that will tests your limits. It wouldn’t have rolled over that groove.”Įnslaving, divisive and arresting, The Push is the debut psychological thriller from Canadian writer Ashley Audrain. We don’t get to choose our inheritance – or who we are. But what if that’s not enough for Violet? Or her marriage? What if she can’t see the darkness coming? No one can.īlythe wants to be a good mother. And he can’t understand what Blythe suffered as a child. Her husband, Fox, says she’s imagining it. Soon Blythe believes she can do no right – that something’s very wrong. All the love that her own mother withheld.īut firstborns are never easy. Violet is her first child and she will give her daughter all the love she deserves. ’īlythe Connor doesn’t want history to repeat itself.
‘The women in this family, we’re different. What happens when your experience of motherhood is nothing at all what you hoped for, but everything you always feared? Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense
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