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The School for Good Mothers

‘Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere’ ELLE
by Jessamine Chan
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Narrator Catherine Ho

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Length 11 hours 56 minutes
Language English
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'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.

© Jessamine Chan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

FictionApocalyptic & DystopianFiction - Literary

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's School of the Arts and a BA from Brown University. She lives in Chicago with her husband and daughter. This is her first novel.

Instagram: @jessamine.chan
Twitter: @jessaminechan
Website: jessaminechan.com

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Author
Narrator Catherine Ho
ISBN 9781529189872
Length 11 hours 56 minutes
Language English
Publisher Random House
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Edition Unabridged
Genres Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian & Fiction - Literary
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A haunting tale of identity and motherhood - as devastating as it is imaginative A remarkable, propulsive novel A gripping debut A wry, thoughtful novel 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' Expand reviews
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