How to Love Your Daughter

By Hila Blum,

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WINNER OF THE SAPIR PRIZE 2022 'A mesmerising, disquieting tale of family estrangement ... Unforgettable' OBSERVER 'A striking and memorable novel' MEG WOLITZER 'A stone-cold masterwork of psychological tension. Its final pages had me holding my breath' NEW YORK TIMES 'Hila Blum is my new favourite writer' LOUISE KENNEDY -------------------------------------------…

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2 authors picked How to Love Your Daughter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I thought it had great insight into the mother-daughter relationship

The title of this novel caught my attention immediately, as I have been navigating difficult relationships with both of my daughters over the last several years. 

I decided to buy this book after reading the first sentence: “The first time I saw my granddaughters, I was standing across the street, didn’t dare go closer.” How awful, I thought, not being able to approach your own grandchildren.

I’ve never read anything by Hila Blum before, and now I consider her one of the best writers I’ve come across in a long time. This is timely and provocative, and her unreliable narrator,…

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