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Hush: The heartbreaking and life-affirming debut novel which tells the truth about motherhood
Kate Maxwell
New York, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Family & relationships
A gripping, beautifully written and taboo-busting debut novel about motherhood and female identity, for readers of Anna Hope's EXPECTATION and Sheila Heti's MOTHERHOOD.
A GRAZIA BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A daring, compelling novel about motherhood' Cosmopolitan
'Beautifully written' i Paper
'Brilliantly explores the societal expectations put on women' Harper's Bazaar
'Utterly compelling' Irish Independent
'I devoured this book' Clover Stroud
'A richly textured novel showing what it means to be a woman with multiple sides ... I was absolutely glued to it' Emma Gannon
'Layered, rich and captures so much I can relate to. Bravo' Emma Barnett
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What if the thing you most wanted feels nothing like you expected?
Stevie's life seems full: she has a successful career and a glamorous social life in New York. But what she wants most is a baby, an aspiration that feels impossible for a single woman in her late 30s.
Determined to be a mother, Stevie returns home to London and has a baby on her own. Soon, though, she finds motherhood painfully at odds with her former life and wonders if she's made a terrible mistake.
As she struggles with her new reality and what her future might hold, Stevie is forced to face difficult truths about her past and reconsider everything she believed about family and love.
READERS LOVE THIS BOOK:
'This is bound to be a book club favourite' Reader Review *****
'I just couldn't get enough of this one and I hope it opens up so many conversations around ambition, motherhood, friendship and IVF' Reader Review *****
'A super engrossing plot makes it a book for everyone, not just for mothers' Reader Review *****
'Hush sucks you in and doesn't let you go. Honest, human, and compassionate.' Reader Review *****
'Beautifully written and thought-provoking book that is also a total page turner' Reader Review *****
'I wish I could give this more than 5 stars' Reader Review *****
Praise for Hush: The heartbreaking and life-affirming debut novel which tells the truth about motherhood
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An unflinching look at both work-as-identity and modern parenting - Grazia, a Hot Debut
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Hush dishes out brutal honesty around motherhood and is by turns shocking and tender - Metro
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A beautifully written meditation on motherhood - The i Paper
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A richly textured, exciting and mysterious debut novel showing the push and pull of motherhood, career identity and what it means to be a woman with multiple sides. Relatable and entertaining. I was absolutely glued to it - Emma Gannon, author of OLIVE
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A vivid, compelling story about the unspoken truths of motherhood, family and feminine ideals. Tender, unflinching and beautifully evoked - Francesca Hornak, author of Seven Days of Us
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