Bold, provocative and scalpel-sharp, Chan's brilliantly realised account of a society bent on punishing mothers for their every parenting mistake sets out a chilling vision of misogyny and control.
Frida Liu had fed and changed her toddler Harriet. She had a work deadline - an article to finish, a job hanging by a thread, a file she'd left in the office. She would go get it. Harriet would be fine. But then the neighbours heard her crying.
Soon, the state will decide that Frida is not fit to care for her daughter. That she must be re-trained. That bad 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, perfectionism and parenthood.
Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781529158526
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 234 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
A remarkable, propulsive novel - Vogue
A gripping debut - Mail on Sunday
A wry, thoughtful novel - Spectator
The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan . . . has become all too resonant given the rumblings behind Texas' anti-trans directive and it explores just how far the state could go when it comes to deciding what makes 'a good mother' - Stylist UK
A haunting tale of identity and motherhood - as devastating as it is imaginative - Afua Hirsch
Very very good.
Dystopian, and a little flavour of The Handmaid's Tale - this is a story that will get you where it hurts and touch you deeply.
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This was an awesome read! Very well thought out, a good story and some very emotional interactions... Ir’s an unusual story that I found gripping at times. I was enthralled with the characters, the ingenuity of... More
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