10 books like The Push Ashley Audrain
If you were spellbound by the unsettling mother‑child dynamics in Ashley Audrain’s *The Push*, you’ll crave more stories that probe the dark corners of family love. These nine titles echo its psychological intensity, haunting prose, and twists that keep you guessing until the final page.
Editor's Top Match
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
Why it's the perfect match
Both novels master a tight, unreliable narration that slowly reveals a family’s hidden traumas, delivering a relentless psychological thrill.
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Sharp Objects
by Gillian Flynn
A journalist returns to her hometown to cover a series of murders, confronting a mother she thought she escaped and the toxic secrets that bind them.
The Girl Before
by JP Delaney
Two women living in a minimalist house discover how the architect’s obsessive control over their lives mirrors a mother’s suffocating grip.
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter
A multigenerational saga of a Jewish family in WWII, showing how love and survival can become a haunting legacy for future parents.
The Other Wife
by Rachel Anthony
A wife suspects her husband’s new partner is not who she seems, unraveling layers of manipulation that echo the fears of maternal betrayal.
The Family Plot
by Megan Collins
When a mother’s past resurfaces, her teenage daughter must untangle a web of secrets that threaten to destroy their fragile bond.
The Lying Life of Adults
by Mario Vargas Llosa
A young woman’s search for truth about her parents’ past leads to unsettling revelations about identity and familial deception.
The Missing Girl
by Gillian McAllister
A mother’s frantic search for her vanished daughter spirals into a chilling exploration of grief, guilt, and the limits of maternal instinct.
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
A woman discovers a hidden letter that forces her to confront the darkness in her marriage and the unintended consequences for her children.
The Other Side of the Sky
by Hannah McKenzie
A mother’s obsessive need to protect her son after a tragic accident leads to a psychological maze of control, suspicion, and redemption.
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