Your wife slips out of the room and her son's face follows robotically. And then you all stop and lean toward one another and shout some‑ thing in unison, some word, perfectly timed, and then you all move again-this is a song you know well. She sways over to the tree and adjusts a string of lights that isn't sitting quite right. Your daughter reaches up for Daddy's kiss and your wife holds your drink for you. You lift a drink, Scotch, and sip it once, twice, and slink from the record like it's a sleeping baby. The girl jumps up and your wife, she sweeps up the boy, and they spin. The Push by Ashley Audrain 4.6 (51) Paperback 15.30 17.00 Save 10 Paperback 15.30 eBook 11.99 Audiobook 0.00 Large Print 28. You're fiddling with the record player at the back of the room and your wife is speaking to you, but you hold up a finger-you've almost got it. The children are in matching plaid, sitting on the leather ottoman as your wife takes their picture with her phone. BookPage Starkly original and compulsively readable, Ashley Audrain's The Push is a deep dive into the darkest nooks and crannies of motherhood. To help combat that, read one of these other amazing psychological thrillers in the slides ahead.You've all dressed up. The Push announces Audrain as a sophisticated, compelling writer, perfect for fans of thrillers and intimate family dramas alike. You'll want to read this book without stopping, but be prepared to feel a dizzy, emotional book hangover when it ends. When Sam is born, everyone is happy for a while until something changes their lives in an instant, forcing Blythe to face the truth. Blythe struggles with her own sanity - and readers fight through their own thoughts on the truth Blythe tells us. But motherhood is exhausting, especially when you are still in the newborn stage, and Blythe can't figure out if there's something wrong with her or if she's just imagining it like her husband, Fox, says.

The Push is about Blythe Connor, who wants to be a good mom to her daughter, Violet, despite her less-than-stellar example from her own mom.

It sounds dramatic, but that's exactly how I felt when reading The Pushby Ashley Audrain.

Suddenly, it's all you can do to get back to the book. It's not often that you open a book and are drawn in so completely, so quickly, that you don't even notice the hours slipping by. And Ashley is a young, very-much-in-love bakery owner specializing in muffins who devotes herself to giving back to the community through a nonprofit that helps community members develop skills and find jobs. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too.

The push by ashley audrain