The School For Good Mothers: A Novel

Description

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A taut and propulsive take on the cult of motherhood and the notion of what makes a good mother. Destined to be feminist classic - it kept me up at night PANDORA SYKES A haunting tale of identity and motherhood - as devastating as it is imaginative AFUA HIRSCH Incredibly clever, funny and pertinent to the world we re living in at the moment DAISY JOHNSON We have your daughter Frida Liu is a struggling mother. She remembers taking Harriet from her cot and changing her nappy. She remembers giving her a morning bottle. They d been up since four am. Frida just had to finish the article in front of her. But she d left a file on her desk at work. What would happen if she retrieved it and came back in an hour? She was so sure it would be okay. Now, the state has decided that Frida is not fit to care for her daughter. That she must be re-trained. Soon, mothers everywhere will be re-educated. Will their mistakes cost them everything? The School for Good Mothers is an explosive and thrilling novel about love and the pressures of perfectionism, parenthood and privilege. A timely and remarkable debut CARMEN MARIA MACHADO An absolutely gripping debut FRANCHES CHA Original . . . Terrifying NEW YORK TIMES Explosive OPRAH DAILY Enthralling PUBLISHER S WEEKLY

About the Author

Jessamine Chan s short stories have appeared in Tin House and Epoch. A former reviews editor at Publishers Weekly, she holds an MFA from Columbia University and a BA from Brown University. Her work has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, the Wurlitzer Foundation, Jentel, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, the Anderson Center, VCCA and Ragdale. She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter.