The Push
Book description
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | A New York Times bestseller!
"Utterly addictive." -Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
"Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end."-Good Morning America
A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the…
Why read it?
5 authors picked The Push as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
From one extreme to another!
The Push is a fast-paced suspense that had me on tenterhooks from start to finish and I couldn’t stop reading it. It’s about a woman, Blythe, who is determined to be a loving and kind mother to her new baby. But as the stress and relentlessness of early motherhood takes its toll, Blythe becomes increasingly convinced there’s something wrong with her daughter. The problem is that no one believes her.
This book reminded me of my early days of parenting, when I was sleep deprived, overwhelmed, and paranoid that I was a terrible mother. Looking…
From Natasha's list on motherhood.
Psych thrillers are always a solid choice for something people will want to talk about, and The Push is no different. This one was a huge page-turner for me. It’s one of those books that has you second-guessing the narrator just when you begin to think you’ve figured out what’s really going on. It’s about a mother and a daughter who have trouble bonding, and well, that’s really all I can say without giving it all away. Don’t worry. Picking apart all the intricacies of these characters is what book club is for.
From Vered's list on to make you wish you joined that book club.
This book pulled my heartstrings as a mother. The experience isn’t always as romanticized as we are told it should be and I rejoiced for this refreshing glimpse into a side of it seldom seen. You feel the emotions through the heartache of this mother grappling with raising a difficult child and the ramifications of her actions leave you breathless. I read this on Mother’s Day weekend and could not put it down. Eight hours later, I crawled into bed still thinking about it, and now over a year later, I am still mulling it over. It’s a story that…
From Blair's list on women’s fiction you’ll think about years later.
I can't say much about this book without giving it away. I will say that this book is highly emotional to the point that most people might not make it to the end. I have a pretty happy and peaceful life now. However, I have gone through my share of heartbreak and then some. I enjoy reading gut-wrenching stories that make you want to close your eyes and scream because they dig their way into your head and plant a seed that grows into an understanding. This book does just that. The contents seem harsh but truly believable. As you…
From Leigh's list on women overcoming obstacles and female empowerment.
The very first page drew me in with the richness of the writing and the sheer intrigue and wondering what possibly went wrong in this mother’s life. This book has left a definite imprint on my heart, and maybe not in a good way. This mother experiences something that literally made my jaw drop, shocked me, and kept me frantically wanting to know what happened next, hoping for some sort of relief to the protag’s anguish. This mother’s heart was broken in the most horrific of ways, and I felt them all. As a woman, we all assume if we…
From Lori's list on that’ll make you turn the pages like a mother.
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