Mothers and Daughters: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a captivating family drama

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Never Judge a Lady by Her Coverby Sarah MacLean: This Regency romance novel tells the story of Georgiana a woman, by day the disgraced sister of a duke with an illegitimate daughter, by night disguised as a man and owner of the most legendary gambling hall in all of London. Ladder of Yearsby Anne Tyler: On a beach vacation with her husband and three teenagers, Delia impulsively abandons her family and disappears into a completely new life. Erica James’ twenty-fourth novel is a wonderfully compelling family drama that touches upon some serious and fairly dark issues. Her characterisation is excellent, the setting is beautiful and the slow reveals are delicately and sensitively handled. A captivating story about a mother’s relationship with her two daughters, to protect them she has kept secrets and her daughters now understanding their mother is a free and independent woman, she has every right to live where she chooses, start a new relationship and fall in love. One of the best ways to have plenty in common is reading books together. You can read any type of book with your mom, but reading the best books for moms and daughters is a great way to dive deeper into your relationship and spark heartfelt, emotional conversations about your connection and lives.

You don’t have to be a mother or a daughter to know that mother-daughter relationships are complicated. No two dynamics are the same, and even in the presence of big love, myriad complex emotions often accompany this unique and important bond. Whether our mothers are our best friends, worst enemies or anything in between, one thing is for sure: a daughter’s relationship to her mother will shape her in ways both obvious and less apparent.Here are ten great reads on mother-daughter relationships in all of their beautiful, complicated, multi-layered glory. Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

At first, Astrid looked up to her intelligent and beautiful mother, but when Ingrid is convicted of murder and sent to prison, everything changes for her. She is placed in foster care, where she must adapt to a new environment and learn new rules at each new residence. Oprah Winfrey chose White Oleanderas as a book club option and narrated the audio CD because of Astrid's commitment to learn to live motherless. No More Perfect Moms: Learn to Love Your Real Life by Jill Savage

The author also convincingly captured the range of emotions and tensions which can arise when a widowed parent begins a new relationship, only to find their happiness threatened by disapproval from adult offspring. Without introducing any spoilers by giving examples, there were moments when I found myself feeling furious with Martha’s controlling, manipulative behaviour as she attempted to derail her mother’s relationship with Ellis!Looking for a stellar Mother's Day gift that'll make her feel more seen than a tea kettle? We've gathered some of the best books for moms, ranging from funny memoirs to inspirational escapes, and everything in between. Each of these selections looks at motherhood from a different angle. Mothers and Daughter is both a compelling and hugely relatable family drama centred around recently widowed sixty-three-year-old Naomi and her thirty-something adult daughters, Martha and Willow, as they move forward with their lives. Just over two years ago, Naomi’s husband, Colin, and the father of both her daughters, died suddenly leaving her a widow in the Tilsham cottage the family once shared. Having rebuilt her life and reconnected by random chance with Ellis, a friend from university, Naomi is ready to start afresh but worried about both her daughter’s reaction to a new man, especially that of Martha who idolised her father. The truth of the marriage and the real man behind Colin’s bonhomie is something that Naomi has kept from both her daughters, but as Martha and Naomi each meet Ellis, they are harbouring concerns of their own.. The Good Motherby Sue Miller: Recently-divorced Anna balances her love for her three-year-old daughter with a newly ignited passion for her lover Eli. A disturbing accusation against Eli and ensuing custody battle will ruin Anna’s newfound happiness and force her to prove that she’s a good mother. This is a compelling and fabulous story about relationships and life and what mothers will do to protect their children, I loved it from start to finish, it was a hard book to put down and what a beautiful setting, a beautiful cottage Anchor House on the coast of a small English village Tilsham. We get to meet Naomi and her daughters Martha and Willow, this is a moving and emotional story and so beautifully told. Mothers and Daughters follows Mum Naomi, her two grown up daughters Martha and Willow, and their partners. Martha and Willow are completely different from each other. Will their differences separate them or can they come together when they need each other most?

I loved this!! One of those stories when you're sad to leave the characters as you immediately feel at ease with them and want to carry on watching over them as they come to terms with the loss in their lives, but begin to move on.Along for the Rideby Sarah Dessen: In this young adult novel, Auden enjoys the freedom of being away from her controlling mother while spending the summer at the beach with her dad and young stepmother, who’s just giving birth and is having a hard time adjusting to new motherhood. Little Earthquakesby Jennifer Weiner: Three young new mothers bond over their shared struggle of raising infants. Out of the Easyby Ruta Sepetys: In 1950s New Orleans, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine, daughter of a local prostitute, wants nothing more than to leave town. A mysterious death entangles her in an investigation that causes a rift between her and her mother. The latest, Mothers and Daughters I loved. The central characters are Naomi, a strong and resilient character, widowed after a long marriage to Colin. Her two adult daughters Martha, who is determined, bossy, organised to the nth degree and her father’s favourite and then there is Willow. The youngest and the most indecisive, who drifts along in life not really having a focus of what she wants to do. Each woman has their own memory of Colin who casts his shadow over their lives, even after his death.

Elizabeth struggles to be taken seriously in her field and as a single mother, in this amazing book. So when an offer to host a cooking show for women is put in her path, she reluctantly takes it. I received a copy of Mothers and Daughters from NetGalley and Harlequin Australia in exchange for an honest review, this is the first book I have read by Erica James, and it won’t be my last and five stars from me. Reconstructing Ameliaby Kimberly McCreight: A single mother uses social media and cell phone logs to investigate the last days of her teenage daughter’s life and determine if she committed suicide like everyone else believes. Rachel’s story changes that. She runs away from the plantation in Barbados to reunite with her family. She sets off on a journey to find her 5 children. What she finds out about each encompasses some of the many ways a formerly enslaved person’s life could turn out.A lot of difficult issues are handled in a very sensitive way throughout this novel. Introducing new members into an established family can sometimes cause fractions and difficulties I thought this was brilliantly explored in the book. Family, sibling rivalry, fertility, infidelity, domestic violence, narcissism and finding happiness were a few of the subjects which were intertwined throughout the story. Nikki Eaton is a reporter for a small town newspaper in her thirties living life on her terms. When her widowed mother, Gwen is killed in a random act of violence, the loss impacts Nikki more than she ever saw coming. The novel chronicles the year following her mother’s death as Nikki grieves this sudden loss and tries to make sense of the tragedy. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou