When Blythe Connor gives birth to her baby girl, Violet, she makes a promise that she will break the chain of neglectful motherhood that has existed to date in her own family. The misgivings and the self-doubt, the fear of the unknown is very real. I had been the youngest in my family and had little to no experience of handling babies. She began to have doubts as to her own ability to be a mother and asked herself the questions “Am I the right mother for this child? Can I really do this?” Her hope in writing the book is to start a conversation “about the expectations we have of women and mothers, about the experiences we inherit from the women before us, about the weight of loneliness, and about the repercussions of silencing women’s truths”īeing a mother of two girls myself, I clearly remember the insecurity and the lack of confidence I felt in my own ability to mother. The Push was inspired by Ashley Audrain’s own personal experiences and how she felt six months after giving birth to her son. I am delighted to be sharing my thoughts with you all today as part of the blog tour with Penguin Michael Joseph so I do hope you enjoy. The Push by Ashley Audrain was published by Penguin Michael Joseph January 7th and is described as ‘an utterly compelling literary suspense novel’ A novel focusing in on motherhood and the nature vs nurture debate, it is one that will unsettle and disturb readers.
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