'Audrain's debut thriller nets £1m in UK deal'. Penguin Canada, which bought the Canadian rights as part of a two-book deal, didn't have to look far for Audrain – the 37-year-old worked as the publisher's in-house publicity director until 2015. 'Former Penguin publicist lands record-breaking deal for debut novel'. This is almost unheard of in the industry, as it's an unpublished debut novel, it was sold outside of a book fair and the summer is generally considered a quiet time in the publishing world. 'Meet Ashley Audrain, the Toronto author who has the publishing world buzzing'. The first book of the two book deal was released for sale in US and Canada on January 5, 2021. The Bookseller reports that her UK book deal, with Michael Joseph Limited, an imprint of the UK division of Penguin Random House, was worth approximately one million British pounds, while her US book deal was in 'the high seven figures'. She found writing was an occupation she could undertake at home.

In 2015 a health crisis with her youngest child caused her to retire. Prior to turning her hand to writing, Audrain was publicity director for Penguin Canada, which is now an imprint of the Canadian division of Penguin Random House.

This causes strain in her marriage to a man named Fox Connor. During a July 2019 interview with the Toronto Star Audrain described her debut novel, The Push, as a 'psychological drama told through the lens of motherhood.' The story is about a woman who is unsure whether or not there is something wrong with her daughter, Violet. Ashley Audrain (born 1982) is a Canadian writer.

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