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No Ordinary Mother
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Stories featuring memorable moms (and grandmas).
Updated March 21, 2024
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The last house on the street
Chamberlain, Diane
Paper Book
A community's past sins rise to the surface in New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain's The Last House on the Street when two women, a generation apart, find themselves bound by tragedy and an unsolved, decades-old mystery. 1965 Growing...
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The school for good mothers
Chan, Jessamine
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN OBAMA'S 2022 SUMMER READING PICK 'A taut and propulsive take on the cult of motherhood and the notion of what makes a good mother. Destined to be feminist classic - it kept me up at night' PANDORA SYKES...
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The other mothers
Faulkner, Katherine
Paper Book
The outstanding new thriller from the author of international bestseller and Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick, Greenwich Park Ex journalist Tash has been searching for a story to launch her freelance career. But she has also been searching for something else. New...
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The many daughters of Afong Moy
Ford, Jamie
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The New York Times bestselling author of the "mesmerizing and evocative" (Sara Gruen, author of Water for Elephants) Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet returns with a powerful exploration of the love that binds one family across the generations. Dorothy Moy...
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Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
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The perfect Christmas gift! THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. ___________ 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times 'Thought-provoking and...
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Happiness falls : a novel
Kim, Angie
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a...
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The leftover woman : a novel
Kwok, Jean
Paper Book
Recommended by The New York Times * Elle * Good Morning America * TIME * People * New York Post * Real Simple * Goodreads * LibraryReads * and many more! An evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different...
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The good son
Mitchard, Jacquelyn
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From one of America's most acclaimed storytellers comes a powerful, emotionally charged novel of family, redemption and a mother's love. What do you do when the person you love best becomes unrecognisable to you? For Thea, the answer is simple and agonising: you keep loving...
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Tom Lake
Patchett, Ann
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The breathtaking new novel from Ann Patchett - a Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller 'Filled with the moments I live for in a story' BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry '[Tom Lake<...
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Mad honey : a novel
Picoult, Jodi
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Alternatingly heart-pounding and heartbreaking. This collaboration between two best-selling authors seamlessly weaves together Olivia and Lily's journeys, creating a provocative exploration of the strength that love and acceptance require."--The Washington...
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Wishing game, the
Shaffer, Meg
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One of the Washington Post's top ten feel-good novels of the year: a perfect gift for book lovers everywhere!During a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy Hart found solace in books, especially Jack Masterson's Clock Island series. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide,...
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Mother-daughter murder night : a novel
Simon, Nina
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. "I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a grandmother, a mother, and a teenage daughter." --Reese Witherspoon Think: Gilmore...
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Black cake
Wilkerson, Charmaine
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THE BRAND NEW DISNEY+ SERIES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the gripping word-of-mouth sensation that's now a major new series by Oprah Winfrey on Disney+ *** SERIES STARS MIA ISAAC, ADRIENNE WARREN, CHIPO CHUNG AND ASHLEY...
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