The School for Good Mothers
- Author Jessamine Chan
- Narrator Catherine Ho
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 11 hours and 56 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Dystopian and utopian fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction.
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What to expect
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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
Critics Review
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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
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