The Cows
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4.4 • 238 Ratings
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- £11.99
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- £11.99
Publisher Description
Fearlessly frank and funny, the debut adult novel from Dawn O’Porter needs to be talked about.
COW [n.]
/kaʊ/
A piece of meat; born to breed; past its sell-by-date; one of the herd.
Women don’t have to fall into a stereotype.
THE COWS is a powerful novel about three women. In all the noise of modern life, each needs to find their own voice.
It’s about friendship and being female.
It’s bold and brilliant.
It’s searingly perceptive.
It's about never following the herd.
And everyone is going to be talking about it.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Feminist, funny food for thought, The Cows contemplates when—or if—women should have kids. As one of them goes viral for a very raunchy show on a train, their stories converge. With awkward hilarity, Dawn O’Porter makes her characters sweat: Cam the lifestyle blogger challenging women who take each other down, facing backlash for not wanting kids; newly single Stella, discovering that she must have her ovaries removed; Sophie, who ‘settled’ for a controlling man; and documentary-maker Tara whose one-night-stand pregnancy leaves her struggling in a male dominated industry. Through their social posts, texts and blogs, this summons perfectly the zeitgeist of being a woman today with relaxed humour and a dose of sarcasm. And O’Porter’s effervescent reading of our her own book gave us the feeling that we were hearing a terrific story direct from a friend.
Customer Reviews
Loved it
Great book, and great as an audiobook. My first Dawn O’Porter purchase but after listening to this i’m off to buy more.
Well written
Very well done. Well written, interesting characters, great feminist message. A little depressing for my bedtime reading but that’s just my opinion not to be taken as feedback, just a woman expressing a thought. I wanted to slap a few of the characters and tell them to put their big girl pants on but I liked how it was all interwoven in the end. Thank you for writing this book.
Meaningful story and characters
I loved this book. At the same time that it felt really uncomfortable for a large part of it, it keeps you cheering for the characters and hoping they will stand their ground. Raises questions about how women pave their ways in a sexist society whilst also trying to find happiness. It’s a great read.