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

In The School for Good Mothers, 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.
The School for Good Mothers is a novel by Frida Liu that explores the consequences of perfectionism and judgment against women and mothers. It is a 2022 summer reading pick and is described as a feminist classic.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2022
Publisher: Cornerstone

The New York Times Bestseller! An Obama's 2022 Summer Reading Pick!


A BETWEEN THE COVERS November 2022 Pick!




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 neighbors 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: "A powerful and timely exploration of motherhood, guilt, and the pressures of perfection."

Weight: 234g
Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529158526