Description
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
AN OBAMA'S 2022 SUMMER READING PICK
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-educated. Can this mistake cost her everything?
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS is an explosive and thrilling novel about the pressures of perfectionism, parenthood
and privilege.
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'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
Reviews
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
Book Information
ISBN 9781529151336
Author Jessamine Chan
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Hutchinson Heinemann
Publisher Cornerstone
Weight(grams) 409g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 24mm
