No Ordinary Mother

Stories featuring memorable moms (and grandmas).

Updated March 21, 2024
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The last house on the street
Chamberlain, Diane
Paper Book
The school for good mothers : a novel
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...
The other mothers : a novel
Faulkner, Katherine
Paper Book
'This is The Undoing meets Big Little Lies. A fast-paced, decadent skewering of upper-middle-class motherhood' ABIGAIL DEAN 'The Other Mothers is the elevated, devourable thriller you've been looking for' ASHLEY AUDRAIN 'I...
Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
Discover the must-read Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, the perfect uplifting summer read, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson. 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times 'A page...
Happiness falls : a novel
Kim, Angie
Paper Book
A gripping, heart-wrenching, missing-person story, Happiness Falls is about family, the pursuit of happiness and how far we go to protect the ones we love.
The leftover woman : a novel
Kwok, Jean
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author comes an evocative family drama and riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women.
Tom Lake : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
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<...
Mad honey : a novel
Picoult, Jodi
Paper Book
*THE NEW YORK TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Heart-pounding and heartbreaking' WASHINGTON POST Olivia fled her abusive marriage to return to her hometown and take over the family beekeeping business when her son Asher was six. Now,...
One Italian summer : a novel
Serle, Rebecca
Paper Book
The wishing game : a novel
Shaffer, Meg
Paper Book
'Clever, dark, and hopeful . . . a love letter to reading and the power childhood stories have over us long after we've grown up' V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 'A dreamy, inventive novel about how books can not only change lives but save...
Black cake : a novel
Wilkerson, Charmaine
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NO. 2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **Featured on Barack Obama's Summer Reading List 2022** **A Grazia Instagram 'IT' book to watch out for****Soon to be a major Hulu series by Oprah Winfrey, Aaron Kaplan and Marissa Jo Cerar**...

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