Ashley Audrain

Books by Ashley Audrain in order

Books by Ashley Audrain in the order they were published, from El instinto (2021) to Whispers (2023).

Elena FerranteAlso writes frankly about motherhood, ambivalence and the difficult emotional terms of mother-daughter bonds, as in The Lost Daughter.
Gillian FlynnDark, psychologically intense domestic fiction in which the narrator's reliability is a central question, as in Sharp Objects.
Liane MoriartyFamily novels that look closely at ordinary domestic life and the secrets within it, though with a lighter tone.
Rachel CuskUnflinching, unsentimental writing about motherhood and the self, such as in Outline and her essays on parenting.
Jodi PicoultFamily-centered fiction that takes on moral dilemmas within households and often has a large, engaged readership.
Claire MessudPsychologically precise novels about women's inner lives and the gap between how they present and what they feel, such as The Woman Upstairs.