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A Few Books About Mothers

Here are just a few of the many books written about mothers. They are not all sweet and happy, so beware.
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
1
Amy Tan
Are You My Mother? (P.D. Eastman)
Are You My Mother?
2
P.D. Eastman
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
3
Emma Donoghue
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
4
Margaret Atwood
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
5
Barbara Kingsolver
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest
6
Christina Crawford
Lilith's Brood (Octavia E. Butler)
Lilith's Brood
7
Octavia E. Butler
The Law of Loving Others (Kate Axelrod)
The Law of Loving Others
8
Kate Axelrod
I Would Tuck You in (Sarah Asper-Smith)
I Would Tuck You In
9
Sarah Asper-Smith
Away (Amy Bloom)
Away
10
Amy Bloom
Breath, Eyes, Memory (Edwidge Danticat)
Breath, Eyes, Memory
11
Edwidge Danticat
The Painted Drum (Louise Erdrich)
The Painted Drum
12
Louise Erdrich
Little Bee (Chris Cleave)
Little Bee
13
Chris Cleave
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
14
Janet Fitch
The Family Nobody Wanted (Helen Doss)
The Family Nobody Wanted
15
Helen Doss
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
16
Gillian Flynn
Hush!: A Thai Lullaby Book (Minfong Ho)
Hush!: A Thai Lullaby Book
17
Minfong Ho
Chocolat (Joanne Harris)
Chocolat
18
Joanne Harris
Son (Lois Lowry)
Son
19
Lois Lowry
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
20
Toni Morrison
The Kissing Hand (Audrey Penn)
The Kissing Hand
21
Audrey Penn
Ladder of Years (Anne Tyler)
Ladder of Years
22
Anne Tyler
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
23
Margaret Wise Brown
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession (Erma Bombeck)
Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
24
Erma Bombeck
Ramona and Her Mother (Beverly Cleary)
Ramona and Her Mother
25
Beverly Cleary
Jo's Boys (Louisa May Alcott)
Jo's Boys
26
Louisa May Alcott
Life Among the Savages (Shirley Jackson)
Life Among the Savages
27
Shirley Jackson
Not Without My Daughter (Betty Mahmoody)
Not Without My Daughter
28
Betty Mahmoody
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
29
Judith Guest
The Mother (Pearl S. Buck)
The Mother
30
Pearl S. Buck
Mom & Me & Mom (Maya Angelou)
Mom & Me & Mom
31
Maya Angelou
Mom the Wolfman and Me (Norma Klein)
Mom the Wolfman and Me
32
Norma Klein
Up the Sandbox (Anne Richardson Roiphe)
Up the Sandbox
33
Anne Richardson Roiphe
Mama Do You Love Me (Barbara M. Joosse)
Mama Do You Love Me
34
Barbara M. Joosse
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
35
Sue Monk Kidd
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
36
Elizabeth Strout
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
37
Rebecca Wells
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
38
Maggie Nelson
Leaving Time (Jodi Picoult)
Leaving Time
39
Jodi Picoult
Owl Babies (Martin Waddell)
Owl Babies
40
Martin Waddell
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