{"product_id":"the-push-novel-ashley-audrain-9781984881687","title":"The Push [GMA Book Club Pick]: A Novel | Ashley Audrain","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Push: A Novel by Ashley Audrain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStep into a chilling, addictive, and deeply unsettling domestic landscape with \u003cem\u003eThe Push\u003c\/em\u003e. A celebrated Good Morning America Book Club Pick and an instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, this masterful debut novel by Ashley Audrain delivers a tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, challenging our deepest assumptions about maternal instincts and the raw fears of parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePlot Summary \u0026amp; Key Themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlythe Connor is fiercely determined to be the warm, comforting, and perfect mother to her newborn daughter, Violet—the exact kind of loving parent she herself never had growing up. However, in the exhausting, isolated haze of early motherhood, Blythe becomes increasingly convinced that something is fundamentally wrong with her child, whose cold behavior defies normal milestones. Her husband, Fox, instantly dismisses her growing anxieties, insisting she is merely imagining things and fracturing her sense of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp\u003eAs Fox's skepticism grows, Blythe is forced to question her own sanity, and readers are left to navigate a labyrinth of unreliable narration and domestic paranoia. The dynamic shifts dramatically with the birth of her second child, Sam, with whom Blythe instantly experiences the blissful, natural maternal connection she always dreamed of. Even Violet appears to adore her new little brother. But when a sudden, catastrophic event shatters their family structure in a single moment, the devastating fallout forces Blythe to finally confront a dark, generational truth that no one else is willing to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Details \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Push\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ashley Audrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781984881687\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover \/ Paperback (Pamela Dorman Books \/ Viking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Psychological Thriller \/ Domestic Suspense \/ Literary Fiction \/ Noir\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maternal Paranoia, Generational Trauma, Unreliable Narrators, Marital Gaslighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy Read This Book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Unanimous Literary Sensation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highly praised by Paula Hawkins, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train\u003c\/em\u003e, as an utterly addictive masterpiece that holds you captive from page one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for Psychological Thriller Fans:\u003c\/strong\u003e An absolute must-read for dedicated readers of Colleen Hoover’s \u003cem\u003eVerity\u003c\/em\u003e, Gillian Flynn's \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, or Lionel Shriver's provocative classic \u003cem\u003eWe Need to Talk About Kevin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Immersive Social Commentary:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explores the agonizing psychological toll women face when their instincts are actively dismissed by loved ones, delivering a profound, dark look at the hidden burdens of modern domesticity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51512052711739,"sku":"198488168X","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781984881687.jpg?v=1785421723","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-push-novel-ashley-audrain-9781984881687","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}