Mom Brain
A Novel
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- 8,99 €
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- 8,99 €
Publisher Description
“Hackett’s skillful plotting and character work will keep readers hooked…”- Publishers Weekly
Can a luxury resort transform her life by giving her back control? Georgia Evans thinks it sounds too good to be true. Turns out her motherly intuition isn't wrong . . . In the vein of Liane Moriarty's Nine Perfect Strangers, Mom Brain turns a discerning eye toward society's view on modern motherhood and reframes "mom brain" as a superpower.
Welcome to The Program, an immersive week-long experience set to the backdrop of the breathtaking island of O'ahu, where mothers in all stages of crisis can come to take control of their lives. It's not exactly the type of thing Georgia Evans--a busy working mother of two--would usually consider. However, still spiraling from a debacle that crowned her "internet's worst mom," she is desperate enough to try anything.
Once on the island, Georgia is quickly won over by the elegant (and somewhat enigmatic) founder of The Program, Cecilia Clements. Cecilia shows The Program's attendees how the biology of motherhood has imprisoned them. More importantly, she promises them freedom from that prison. Captivated by this possibility and the compelling science behind it, Georgia grows deeply involved with Cecilia's mission, ignoring any doubt that starts to creep in. That's the whole point of The Program, after all: you can't really trust a mom brain.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hackett (The Perfect Ones) spins a disturbing tale of a nefarious self-improvement program for mothers. Georgia Evans, a beleaguered mom of two in Washington, D.C., signs up for a weeklong seminar in Hawaii called The Program, intrigued by its marketing copy: "Mothers today are drowning, and despite this, they are one of the least supported groups." Aided by VR headsets, Georgia is taught to "relearn" her maternal instincts by watching animated versions of her children in dangerous situations, helplessly out of reach, and recognizing that she can't always save them. Other mothers enrolled in The Program criticize these methods, which are orchestrated by mysterious founder Cecilia Clements, but Georgia has drunk the Kool-Aid. After she returns home, Cecilia calls to offer her a PR job with The Program, but Georgia wavers, overwhelmed by her infant daughter's recent diabetes diagnosis and treatments. Her indecision is heightened after she uncovers a sinister pharmacological side to The Program's treatment. Hackett's skillful plotting and character work will keep readers hooked, despite the unsettling depictions of a woman attempting to shed her maternal instincts. This one's not for the faint of heart.
