The Possibilities

A Novel

By: Yael Goldstein-Love

Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld

A new mother ventures into parallel worlds to find her missing child in this “wildly inventive” (San Francisco Chronicle) 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

A SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • FINALIST FOR THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD

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.

Fascinating spot on insight about motherhood.

This book put into words the odd, overwhelming feeling of being a mom and having a mom. It explained my own experience back to me. I couldn’t listen fast enough. This woman is brilliant!

Wow

Motherhood, especially the baby years, in all their glory and misery have never been described so accurately. It was kind of healing for me

amazing book!

I loved this book. beautifully written, couldn't put it down. very thought-provoking and smart. The end made me cry!

Loooooved this!

This book kept me hooked early on. Really interestingly woven storyline with well paced plot.

This book exposes motherhood and I loved it!

Parents don’t usually chat about how being a parent can very often suck. This book humanizes, women from multiple perspectives and I thoroughly enjoyed the writing. Definitely worth a listen the reader was excellent.