*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Fearlessly frank and funny, the debut adult novel from Dawn O'Porter needs to be talked about.COW [n.]/ka?/A piece of meat; born to breed; past its sell-by-date; one of the herd.Women don't have to fall into a stereotype.THE COWS is a powerful novel about three women. In all the noise of modern life, each needs to find their own voice.It's about friendship and being female.It's bold and brilliant.It's searingly perceptive.It's about never following the herd.And everyone is going to be talking about it.

DAWN O'PORTER is a novelist, columnist and broadcaster who lives in Los Angeles with her husband Chris, sons Art and Valentine, cat Lilu and dog Potato. She has made numerous documentaries about all sorts of things: polygamy, childbirth, Geisha, body image, breast cancer and even the movie Dirty Dancing. She is the critically acclaimed author of Paper Aeroplanes and Goose.Dawn hosts and produces 'Get it On', a podcast where she interviews interesting people about why they wear what they wear. She also collects vintage clothing, and admits to writing her best work when she is wearing a bonkers seventies dress and her hair is a voluminous bob.@hotpatooties/DawnOPorter