The School for Good Mothers: ‘Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere’ ELLE

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Jessamine Chan

The School for Good Mothers

‘Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere’ ELLE

Jessamine Chan

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Penguin (Cornerstone)
13 June 2023

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

'A Handmaid's Tale for the 21st Century' INDIA KNIGHT

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'Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere' ELLE 'Destined to be a feminist classic - kept me up at night' PANDORA SYKES 'The Handmaid's Tale for the Squid Game generation' TELEGRAPH

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.

A riveting, thought-provoking read' DAILY MAIL 'A remarkable, propulsive novel' VOGUE 'A portrait of our fanatical culture of judgement against women, and mothers in particular' METRO

By: Jessamine Chan
Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 234g
ISBN: 9781529158526
ISBN 10: 1529158524
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 13 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 for The School for Good Mothers: ‘Will resonate with fans of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere’ ELLE

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