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100 Must-Read Books About Complicated Mothers

"Mothers. We wouldn't be here without them. (Yet.) There is probably no more complex relationship than that of a mother and her children. Some people claim their mother to be their best friends, others haven't talked to their mothers in years. Some mothers left too soon, while others are way too meddlesome. Whether a mother is a saint, a monster, or something in between, here are 100 great books about complicated mothers, both real and imaginary"
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You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
You Will Know Me (Megan Abbott)
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Afterbirth (Elisa Albert)
Afterbirth (Elisa Albert)
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
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Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
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Mom & Me & Mom (Maya Angelou)
Mom & Me & Mom (Maya Angelou)
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The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)
The Middlesteins (Jami Attenberg)
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Seventh Book of Wonders (Julianna Baggott)
Seventh Book of Wonders (Julianna Baggott)
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The Incarnations (Susan Barker)
The Incarnations (Susan Barker)
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Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
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The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
The Mothers (Brit Bennett)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
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Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
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32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
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A Land More Kind Than Home
A Land More Kind Than Home
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The Daughters (Adrienne Celt)
The Daughters (Adrienne Celt)
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Follow Her Home (Steph Cha)
Follow Her Home (Steph Cha)
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The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
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The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
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All Families Are Psychotic (Douglas Coupland)
All Families Are Psychotic (Douglas Coupland)
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Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
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Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
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Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Here Comes the Sun (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
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Grace (Natashia Deón)
Grace (Natashia Deón)
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Blue Nights
Blue Nights
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The Good House (Tananarive Due)
The Good House (Tananarive Due)
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Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
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Hausfrau (Jill Alexander Essbaum)
Hausfrau (Jill Alexander Essbaum)
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The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! (Jonathan Evison)
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! (Jonathan Evison)
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Postcards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
Postcards From the Edge (Carrie Fisher)
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White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
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Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
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The Ticking Is the Bomb (Nick Flynn)
The Ticking Is the Bomb (Nick Flynn)
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Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
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A Mountain of Crumbs (Elena Gorokhova)
A Mountain of Crumbs (Elena Gorokhova)
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We Love You, Charlie Freeman (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
We Love You, Charlie Freeman (Kaitlyn Greenidge)
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
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In the Country We Love (Diane Guerrero)
In the Country We Love (Diane Guerrero)
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Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
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