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Jul 17, 2018 · The new books on motherhood are a countercanon. They read against the literary canon with its lack of interest in the interior lives of mothers, against the shelves of “this is how you do it” books, and against the creeping hegemony of social-media motherhood.
We love the following books about mothers, from moving nonfiction narratives to powerful works of fiction. They celebrate the many challenges, victories, and loving moments that come with being a mother.
- Lauren Dooley
Jan 21, 2022 · In a sublime essay on Wuthering Heights titled The Enigma of Reading, Hustvedt explores Emily Bronte’s novel to demonstrate the way that reading fiction makes us porous to new experiences and ideas. What we read, she neatly shows via Bronte, becomes a part of us: “A text literally reverberates with the pulse and breath of its reader.”
- Gretchen Shirm
Mar 15, 2023 · These inspiring books about mothers and motherhood will give you a fresh perspective on what it means to be a mother. These books examine mothers from the best to the worst and everything in between.
May 3, 2022 · The following eight books observe motherhood in gripping, disarming, and truthful ways. From heartfelt memoirs to novels that touch on grief and loss, these books are reminders of just how powerful a mother, in all that she is or is not, can be.
These books about motherhood and mothers offer a variety of perspectives on what it means to be a mother. You’ll find novels about bad moms, struggling mothers, new mothers, and more. These are the perfect books for moms or any reader who is fascinated by the complexities of motherhood.
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Jan 28, 2020 · From memoirs of motherhood to our favourite fiction about parenting, these are the books all mums need to read - and the new releases in 2020 that you can't miss
