'The School for Good Mothers,' by Jessamine Chan

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 29, 2022

[REBROADCAST FROM JAN. 20, 2022] Frida is a dedicated mother who had one very, very bad day. And that one day leads to the removal of her child and Frida's induction into a new government reform program for "bad mothers." This is the plot of a new debut novel from Jessamine Chan, titled The School for Good Mothers. We speak with Chan as part of our new series highlighting first-time authors, '2022 Debuts.'

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