The Possibilities

A new mother ventures into parallel worlds to find her missing child in this mind-bending novel that turns the joys and anxieties of parenthood into an epic quest, "a powerful page-turner with deep wisdom" (People).

"An original take on motherhood, The Possibilities taps into those primal feelings every nurturer feels--and fears."--Good Morning America

What if the life you didn't live was as real as the one you did?

Hannah is having a bad day. A bad month. A bad year? That feels terrible to admit, since her son Jack was born just eight months ago and she loves him more than anything. But ever since his harrowing birth, she can't shake the feeling that it could have gone the other way. That her baby might not have made it. Terrifying visions of the different paths her life could have taken begin to disrupt her cozy, claustrophobic days with Jack, destabilizing her marriage and making her husband concerned for her mental health. Are the strange things Hannah is seeing just new-mom anxiety, or is something truly weird and sinister afoot? What if Hannah really did unlock a dark force during childbirth?

When Hannah's worst nightmare comes true and Jack disappears from his crib, she must tap into an extraordinary ability she never knew she had in order to save him: She must enter different versions of her life while holding on to what is most important to her in this one to bring her child back home.

From the intimate joys of parenthood to the cosmic awe of the multiverse, The Possibilities is an ingenious and wildly suspenseful novel that stares down into the dizzying depths of maternal love, vulnerability, and strength.

Publisher: Random House
Published: 07/25/2023
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780593446485


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/08/2023
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2023
Booklist 06/01/2023 pg. 34

About the Author
Yael Goldstein-Love is the author of The Possibilities and The Passion of Tasha Darsky. She is a psychotherapist, with a particular interest in the transition to parenthood, and the co-founder of the literary studio Plympton. She lives with her son in Berkeley, California.