{"product_id":"hush-9780349015088","title":"Hush","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, beautifully written and taboo-busting debut novel about motherhood and female identity, for readers of Anna Hope's EXPECTATION and Sheila Heti's MOTHERHOOD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written debut \u003c\/b\u003eexplores what it really means to choose to go it alone as a single mother, as well as the unforeseen consequences of that choice... I loved everything about this \u003cb\u003eemotionally intelligent, compelling, raw and original\u003c\/b\u003e book. Fabulous * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eunflinching \u003c\/b\u003elook at both work-as-identity and modern parenting * Grazia, a Hot Debut *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHush\u003c\/i\u003e dishes out brutal honesty around motherhood and is \u003cb\u003eby turns shocking and tender\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eSkilfully written by the\u003cb\u003e fresh new voice\u003c\/b\u003e, Kate Maxwell, this debut brilliantly explores the societal expectations put on women through the compelling Stevie, and gives us\u003cb\u003e a worthy protagonist for this modern age\u003c\/b\u003e * Harper's Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e meditation on motherhood * The i Paper *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA daring, compelling novel\u003c\/b\u003e about motherhood * Cosmopolitan *\u003cbr\u003eIn terms of hype, \u003cb\u003edebuts don't come any hotter\u003c\/b\u003e than Kate Maxwell's \u003ci\u003eHush\u003c\/i\u003e, which features a new riff on motherhood in an increasingly crowded pen... \u003cb\u003eUtterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI devoured this book - it was so compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * Clover Stroud *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHush \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003elayered, rich and captures so much I can relate to. Bravo\u003c\/b\u003e * Emma Barnett, BBC Broadcaster *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003erichly textured, exciting and mysterious \u003c\/b\u003edebut novel \u003cb\u003eshowing the push and pull of motherhood, career identity and\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e what it means to be a woman with multiple sides\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRelatable and entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eI was absolutely glued to it\u003c\/b\u003e * Emma Gannon, author of OLIVE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, compelling story about the unspoken truths of motherhood, family and feminine ideals. Tender, unflinching and beautifully evoked\u003c\/b\u003e * Francesca Hornak, author of Seven Days of Us *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging parable about the ambiguity of modern motherhood, told with warmth and wit\u003c\/b\u003e * Leah Hazard, bestselling author of Hard Pushed *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxwell explores \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euncomfortable but important truths about motherhood brilliantly in her story of a mother falling apart, and piecing herself back together\u003c\/b\u003e * Julia Bueno, author of THE BRINK OF BEING *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHush\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea beautifully-written meditation on motherhood, identity and belonging\u003c\/b\u003e - at once \u003cb\u003etender and resilient, incisive and heart-breaking.\u003c\/b\u003e In this assured debut, Kate Maxwell captures how love grows and morphs and, ultimately, endures * Charlotte Philby, author of Edith and Kim *\u003cbr\u003eKate Maxwell's debut novel explores the complexities and emotional roller-coaster of single motherhood... \u003cb\u003eWell-researched and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * The Lady *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHush\u003c\/i\u003e will break and remake your heart in one sitting.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eA wry and tender story that considers the potential for all strands of female life - friends, family, career - to become the loves of your life. \u003c\/b\u003eThis poignant tale of the blur of new motherhood will make you check in on your children if you have them - and on the woman you were before they arrived. I loved it * Harriet Walker, author of The New Girl *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI ADORED \u003ci\u003eHush\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e I have never read anything that so accurately voiced the struggles I experienced as a new mother. It felt totally real to me and I was hooked from start to finish. I also loved all the other relationships that were so nuanced and heartfelt. I finished the book with that wonderful ache you get after reading\u003cb\u003e a book that has moved you and uplifted you in equal measure\u003c\/b\u003e * Libby Page, bestselling author of The Island Home *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sharp, perceptive, and tender prose that is at times scathing, \u003cb\u003eMaxwell pushes the boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e of what society tells us is acceptable, and perhaps what the reader feels she can forgive,\u003cb\u003e then brings us back again to not only empathize with but root for her protagonist. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaxwell shows a type of motherly love seldom written about, one that's not instantaneous, but grows slowly, with difficulty, and is no less beautiful as it blossoms into something so incredible it takes your breath away\u003c\/p\u003e * Charlene Carr, author of Hold My Girl (2023) *\u003cbr\u003eLonging to have a child, Stevie changes her Manhattan career-oriented life for single parenthood in her native England in \u003cb\u003eMaxwell's powerful, nuanced meditation\u003c\/b\u003e on the struggles experienced by new mothers * Waterstones *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, with a \u003cb\u003enuanced\u003c\/b\u003e understanding of what it means to lose sight of who you are, for whatever reason, and what it means to get yourself back or burn it all down and start again * Sophia Blackwell *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733642424663,"sku":"9780349015088","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349015088.jpg?v=1720000986","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hush-9780349015088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}