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The Push
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
'The women in this family, we're different....'
Blythe Connor doesn't want history to repeat itself.
Violet is her first child and she will give her daughter all the love she deserves. All the love that her own mother withheld.
But firstborns are never easy. And Violet is demanding and fretful. She never smiles. Soon Blythe believes she can do no right - that something's very wrong. Either with her daughter, or herself.
Her husband, Fox, says she's imagining it. But Violet's different with him. And he can't understand what Blythe suffered as a child. No one can.
Blythe wants to be a good mother. But what if that's not enough for Violet? Or her marriage? What if she can't see the darkness coming?
Mother and daughter. Angel or monster?
We don't get to choose our inheritance - or who we are....
The Push is an addictive, gripping and compulsive listen that asks what happens when women are not believed - and what if motherhood isn't everything you hoped for but everything you always feared?
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- Susie
- 17-01-21
wow
Brutally honest. About a mother's instincts entwined with her doubts. This is a very powerful read / listen. Highly recommended.
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- Ms
- 18-05-21
Mind blowing
A work of genius.
Riveting, disturbing and truly insightful.
It did leave me with a heavy heart, but that’s what life can do to us.
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- Mama
- 02-02-22
gripping beautiful story
The wonderful narration adds to the fantasticly well written story about how different types of parent child relationships can be beautiful and heart breaking and terrifying all at once. the story had me gripped from the first few words right to the last sentence.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-21
A masterpiece
A chilling story about the the bonds between mother and child. I finished it in two days! Dark and suspenseful. Can’t wait for another book from this author!
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- Muminthemiddle
- 11-04-21
Gripping
I couldn’t wait to get to the next chapter after each one of this eerie tale finished.
The ending came too soon for my liking. That is my only criticism.
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- Sandra Robinson
- 10-10-23
Fantastic!
At times this book was disturbing but the authors skill and the performance just
Kept me totally absorbed in the story
This book is a great read which I could not put down
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-12-23
Wow!
Great story! It’s going to be one that sticks with me as the character development and topic are both just brilliant (and quite harrowing!)
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- Jaye22
- 24-05-23
*Intense & Dark*
This story is about 3 generations of Mothers.
Etta - Mother to Cecilia
She is where it all began, she found happiness at a young age with Louis who was destined to be a doctor but her father had other ideas. Sadly tragedy strikes.
Cecilia - Mother to Blythe
Bore the brunt of what it’s like to never feel wanted by her own mother when tragedy strikes
Blythe - Mother to Violet
She grew up with the same coldness for a mother and when she becomes pregnant she is hopeful that things will change, then tragedy strikes
Each mother experiences tragedy and cruelty and in the case of Etta & Cecelia it seems they had nothing to give and nothing was dealt with, re their emotions etc, Blythe on the other hand has help but seemingly wanted to hang onto her feelings.
Blythe is the narrator of this book and it feels intense and she flips backwards and forwards to the other mothers that make up her line. What we then have to wonder is her own relationship with her daughter Violet is a product of her upbringing or is it something that will haunt her family line. Also how culpable is her husband who seems to feel Violet can do no wrong….
This is a promising debut for Ashley Audrain
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-05-21
Fabulous
Loved this wonderfully evocative story of motherhood. One of my favourites of 2021. Reminded me in parts of We Need To Talk About Kevin
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- Anonymous User
- 07-09-21
Gripping
Dark story but well written and quietly gripping up to the last sentence. Recommend it.
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