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100 Must-Read Books About Mothers and Motherhood - Page 2

"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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Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
41
Joanne Harris
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
42
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hush!: A Thai Lullaby Book (Minfong Ho)
Hush!: A Thai Lullaby Book
43
Minfong Ho
Bettyville: A Memoir (George Hodgman)
Bettyville: A Memoir
44
George Hodgman
Mama Do You Love Me (Barbara M. Joosse)
Mama Do You Love Me
45
Barbara M. Joosse
Outside Beauty (Cynthia Kadohata)
Outside Beauty
46
Cynthia Kadohata
At the Bottom of the River
At the Bottom of the River
47
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
48
Barbara Kingsolver
Life on the Refrigerator Door
Life on the Refrigerator Door
49
Operating Instructions (Anne Lamott)
Operating Instructions
50
Anne Lamott
Son (Lois Lowry)
Son
51
Lois Lowry
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover (Sarah MacLean)
Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover
52
Sarah MacLean
Fingerprints of You (Kristen-Page Madonia)
Fingerprints of You
53
Kristen-Page Madonia
Mama's Saris (Pooja Makhijani)
Mama's Saris
54
Pooja Makhijani
The Rice Mother (Rani Manicka)
The Rice Mother
55
Rani Manicka
Saving Franchesca (Melina Marchetta)
Saving Franchesca
56
Melina Marchetta
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Ayana Mathis)
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
57
Ayana Mathis
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (James McBride)
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
58
James McBride
Reconstructing Amelia (Kimberly McCreight)
Reconstructing Amelia
59
Kimberly McCreight
Nobody Told Me: The Poetry of Parenthood (Hollie McNish)
Nobody Told Me: The Poetry of Parenthood
60
Hollie McNish
The Good Mother (Sue Miller)
The Good Mother
61
Sue Miller
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
62
Liane Moriarty
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
63
Toni Morrison
One Plus One (Jojo Moyes)
One Plus One
64
Jojo Moyes
The Beggar Maid
The Beggar Maid
65
Love You Forever (Robert Munsch)
Love You Forever
66
Robert Munsch
The Falling Woman
The Falling Woman
67
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
68
Maggie Nelson
Heather Has Two Mommies (Lesléa Newman)
Heather Has Two Mommies
69
Lesléa Newman
The Patron Saint of Liars (Ann Patchett)
The Patron Saint of Liars
70
Ann Patchett
The Kissing Hand (Audrey Penn)
The Kissing Hand
71
Audrey Penn
Dream a Little Dream
Dream a Little Dream
72
Things We Left Unsaid (Zoya Pirzad)
Things We Left Unsaid
73
Zoya Pirzad
Incarnation (Clare Pollard)
Incarnation
74
Clare Pollard
Every Last One (Anna Quindlen)
Every Last One
75
Anna Quindlen
Of Woman Born (Adrienne Rich)
Of Woman Born
76
Adrienne Rich
The Next Always (Nora Roberts)
The Next Always
77
Nora Roberts
Landline (Rainbow Rowell)
Landline
78
Rainbow Rowell
The Stepmother (Claire Seeber)
The Stepmother
79
Claire Seeber
Lucky Boy (Shanthi Sekaran)
Lucky Boy
80
Shanthi Sekaran
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