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100 Must-Read Books About Complicated Mothers - Page 2

"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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Delicious Foods (James Hannaham)
Delicious Foods
41
James Hannaham
The Nix (Nathan Hill)
The Nix
42
Nathan Hill
The Mistress's Daughter (A.M.Homes)
The Mistress's Daughter
43
A.M.Homes
Roses and Rot (Kat Howard (Saga Press))
Roses and Rot
44
Kat Howard (Saga Press)
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing (Mira Jacob)
The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing
45
Mira Jacob
Lies My Mother Never Told Me (Kaylie Jones)
Lies My Mother Never Told Me
46
Kaylie Jones
Silver Sparrow
Silver Sparrow
47
The Liar's Club (Mary Karr)
The Liar's Club
48
Mary Karr
Almost Crimson (Dasha Kelly)
Almost Crimson
49
Dasha Kelly
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
50
Sue Monk Kidd
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
51
Jamaica Kincaid
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
52
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
53
Stephen King
Out (Natsuo Kirino)
Out
54
Natsuo Kirino
Chanel Bonfire
Chanel Bonfire
55
The Expatriates (Janice Y. K. Lee)
The Expatriates
56
Janice Y. K. Lee
Gone, Baby, Gone (Dennis Lehane)
Gone, Baby, Gone
57
Dennis Lehane
Disquiet (Julia Leigh)
Disquiet
58
Julia Leigh
Then She Found Me (Elinor Lipman)
Then She Found Me
59
Elinor Lipman
Furthermore (Tahereh Mafi)
Furthermore
60
Tahereh Mafi
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
61
Ayana Mathis
Burn Baby Burn (Meg Medina)
Burn Baby Burn
62
Meg Medina
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
63
Liane Moriarty
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
64
Toni Morrison
Dumplin' (Julie Murphy)
Dumplin'
65
Julie Murphy
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
66
Vladimir Nabokov
Ladivine (Marie Ndiaye)
Ladivine
67
Marie Ndiaye
Shine Shine Shine (Lydia Netzer)
Shine Shine Shine
68
Lydia Netzer
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
69
Celeste Ng
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
70
Flannery O'Connor
Rooms (Lauren Oliver)
Rooms
71
Lauren Oliver
The Long Goodbye (Meghan O'Rourke)
The Long Goodbye
72
Meghan O'Rourke
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
73
Helen Oyeyemi
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
74
Chuck Palahniuk
Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home (Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha)
Dirty River: A Queer Femme of Color Dreaming Her Way Home
75
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
76
Rainbow Rowell
Push (Sapphire)
Push
77
Sapphire
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
78
Maria Semple
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
79
William Shakespeare
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
80
Sophocles
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