The Cows by Dawn O'Porter

Dawn O’Porter’s debut adult novel, The Cows, is described as fearlessly frank and funny. It was a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for Best Audiobook in the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018.

Centred on three women, Tara, Cam and Stella, the story looks at a world shaped by judgement and expectations. Though they are very different, the novel suggests there are invisible bonds in being a woman, even within a society that sets the agenda.

Key details

• Author: Dawn O’Porter
• Debut adult novel
• Sunday Times bestseller
• Shortlisted for Best Audiobook, Specsavers National Book Awards 2018

Synopsis

Tara, Cam and Stella navigate a culture of judgement, each approaching it from a different place. When an extraordinary event pushes Tara into online infamy, their lives collide in unexpected ways.

As friendship and conflict bring both difference and likeness into focus, they begin to find their own voices and question what it means to follow the herd.