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100 Must-Read Books About Mothers and Motherhood

"Just like in life, mothers in literature vary in every way imaginable. They vary by race, nationality, and religion. They vary by personality. They vary by sexual orientation and gender identity. Some have always wanted to be mothers. Others had other, conflicting goals. Depending on the genre of book, their stories vary wildly too." Here's Book Riot's list of must-read books about mothers and motherhood. Have you read many of these?
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
1
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Paula (Isabel Allende)
Paula
2
Isabel Allende
Mom & Me & Mom (Maya Angelou)
Mom & Me & Mom
3
Maya Angelou
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
4
Kate Atkinson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
The Law of Loving Others (Kate Axelrod)
The Law of Loving Others
6
Kate Axelrod
Those Bones Are Not My Child (Toni Cade Bambara)
Those Bones Are Not My Child
7
Toni Cade Bambara
Daughter (Asha Bandele)
Daughter
8
Asha Bandele
I'm the Vampire, That's Why (Michele Bardsley)
I'm the Vampire, That's Why
9
Michele Bardsley
Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel)
Are You My Mother?
10
Alison Bechdel
Away (Amy Bloom)
Away
11
Amy Bloom
Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders (Jennifer Finney Boylan)
Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders
12
Jennifer Finney Boylan
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
13
Anne Brontë
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
14
Margaret Wise Brown
Lilith's Brood
Lilith's Brood
15
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
16
Jung Chang
Sustained (Emma Chase)
Sustained
17
Emma Chase
Caramelo (Sandra Cisneros)
Caramelo
18
Sandra Cisneros
Ramona and Her Mother (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona and Her Mother
19
Beverly Cleary
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
20
Chris Cleave
Know the Mother (Desiree Cooper)
Know the Mother
21
Desiree Cooper
Worth the Fall (Claudia Connor)
Worth the Fall
22
Claudia Connor
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
23
Edwidge Danticat
The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life (Jasmin Darznik)
The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life
24
Jasmin Darznik
Along for the Ride (Sarah Dessen)
Along for the Ride
25
Sarah Dessen
Blue Nights (Joan Didion)
Blue Nights
26
Joan Didion
Before We Visit the Goddess (Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni)
Before We Visit the Goddess
27
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
28
Emma Donoghue
The Joys of Motherhood (Buchi Emecheta)
The Joys of Motherhood
29
Buchi Emecheta
The Painted Drum (Louise Erdrich)
The Painted Drum
30
Louise Erdrich
The Lost Daughter (Elena Ferrante)
The Lost Daughter
31
Elena Ferrante
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
32
Janet Fitch
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
33
Gillian Flynn
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
34
The Ladies of Managua (Eleni N.Gage)
The Ladies of Managua
35
Eleni N.Gage
Heart of the Matter
Heart of the Matter
36
The Secret Daughter (Shilpi Somaya Gowda)
The Secret Daughter
37
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Another Piece of My Heart
Another Piece of My Heart
38
Home/Birth: A Poemic (Arielle Greenberg and Rachel Zucker)
Home/Birth: A Poemic
39
Arielle Greenberg and Rachel Zucker
Dragonsbane (Barbara Hambly)
Dragonsbane
40
Barbara Hambly
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