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O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction story of a precocious third daughter Her trusted nurse and former milk-mother Sofia does her best to delay plans to wed the slight young girl family home in New England and travels to her mother's favorite city, London. The blurred line between fact and fiction allows the true heart of the book, a daughter's wonder, grief , joy, and yearning for her lost mother, to exist.

Hell, my mother said, and more of us marching there every day. Annis lives with her mother on a Carolina rice plantation in the years before the Civil War, and when her white enslaver--the man who raped her mother and sired Annis--turns his lascivious attention to But her troubles are about to be compounded: she's separated from her mother, sold, and forced to begin Without her mother's protection--and inspiring tales of their warrior-woman ancestors--Annis is left

Jennette became a child actress at 6 in order to please her mother, pushing down her own anxiety and disinclination to be the center of attention--and eventually committing to her mother's idea of "calorie Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling actions; pushy manner; mental, emotional, and physical abuse; and disturbing codependence with her young daughter make for an uncomfortable read. the difficult relationship between Bobby and her daughter (Kalb's mother) and how it affected each woman's

Unhoneymooners, the racy-sounding Beautiful Bastard series, and Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating, among others

There's a message about faulted mothers doing the best they can here, and there are some opportunities I often feel more invested in one timeline than the other in a dual-timeline story, and here I was more Morton is also the author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, The Forgotten Garden, The Secret Keeper, The

Daniella Mestyanek Young grew up the daughter of high-ranking members of The Children of God cult in Her mother was forced to marry the cult's leader when she was thirteen and worked as secretary for "The O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction story of a precocious third daughter friends and ex-spouses, live in intimate solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters Lucy's creation of an imaginary, supportive mother and her loving responses to and comfort for Lucy in

Eldest daughter Orsola Rosso is forbidden from working with glass because she's a woman. Tracy Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and nine other novels. 02 Bear by Julia Phillips Along with their mother, sisters Sam and Elena struggle to get by on an island off the coast of Washington They haven't seen each other since. When the two realize their feelings for each other never fizzled, and one thing leads to another (drunken

ruthless, scandalous, and invincible--who has dropped out of sight and settled down to raise her young daughter alongside her strong-willed mother. A friend's borrowed, rambling home becomes a refuge for unwed mothers and mothers-to-be, with the women I loved the father-daughter bond, and Opal is a wonderfully quirky, self-possessed young person. Val is an underdog and fights for others who have been dismissed or taken advantage of.

I was taken with the first half of this book--a rural cult, a teen mother, a strong female protagonist hard not to show what you really felt if you practiced, if you closed your eyes and imagined that your daughter As Ivy's daughter Mia--who grows up in the oppressive Community, secretly and voraciously reading as lessons--I could see her responding to those, particularly because of her own origin story and her mother's Alice Hoffman is also the author of The World That We Knew and over thirty other books.

young women in an early 1800s British boarding school who fall into a clandestine love and break each other's Raine was a wealthy orphan--one of two daughters born to a white British father and an Indian mother, situation were made known to the conservative school administrators--or if it were made plain to the other students, who are all vying to avoid formal reprimands and seem prone to sacrifice each other to the the Stars (which I loooved; it was one of My Twelve Favorite Books of the Year when I read it), and other

But then her mother's boyfriend and his teen daughter Tallulah move in, suddenly Junie's community theatre land more solidly, in person; on the page I found her sometimes grating with her incessant picking at others stepparent (Junie); navigation of a new relationship (Milo); and unconditional support and rejection of others

In the seven years since, Belle's mother has reinvented herself as a society woman and has remarried, Belle is fearful--particularly for her mother's sake--that her father's true origins may be uncovered path to figuring out her life that mainly entails defying most of the stereotypes of a young single mother father; she loses two roommates due to the baby's crying; she receives little practical help from her mother The family's singing is romanticized, but Maria reveals that one daughter had extreme anxiety about performing

; I'm listening to Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner's memoir about growing up Korean-American, her mother , their relationship, and losing her; and I'm reading Somebody's Daughter, Ashley C. “For the rest of my life there would be a splinter in my being, stinging from the moment my mother died Zauner's story is compelling whether or not you're familiar with her or her indie band. 03 Somebody's Daughter In her memoir Somebody's Daughter, Ford explores her complicated relationship with her mother, her endless

Her mother dedicated her life to searching for her own brother, who disappeared decades ago, and enlisted daughter August in her obsessive research and in her driven questioning of even the most tangentially August needs to put some distance between her mother and herself, and if her mom has taught her anything If you like those too, you might like to check the site for other books in this vein, or check out the

The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman (published fall 2023) Sinead O'Connor: The Last Interview: And Other spent in the Netherlands, to their family's move to working-class Pasadena; of their proper Indonesian mother outlines her childhood spent surrounded by artists and musicians, her difficult relationship with her mother , her young marriage to Sonny Bono, their split, and the shaping roles of her life--daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend, ally...and unparalleled superstar. 05 The Name of This Band is R.E.M.: A Biography

young cousin's preventable death has obsessively focused on learning about, combating, and teaching others She's somewhat of a loner, part of a beloved family, and a merchant's daughter, but she's plainly dressed But when the king personally arrives at her workshop, desperate for help with his sole surviving daughter More Kingfisher and other Fantasy Novels T. Kingfisher is also the author of many other novels. You can find my Bossy review of A Sorceress Comes to Call   here and reviews of other fantasy titles

Lady Tremaine is single-minded about protecting her daughters and trying to secure futures for them in Lady Tremaine to use the respectability of her deceased husband's title to secure invitations for her daughters More Retellings to Check Out You might also be interested in Bossy reviews of other retellings.

by Ann Patchett Patchett's Tom Lake is a heartwarming, poignant Covid-era bonding session between a mother and her three grown daughters as Lara recounts the surprisingly layered story of her youthful romance In Ann Patchett's novel Tom Lake, Lara's three young-adult daughters reunite at the family's Northern But when Lara shares aspects of a life lived before her children existed, her daughters are led to consider choices, as well as life's twists and turns, evolving dreams and desires, their relationship with their mother

Catherine Newman is also the author of other books I love: We All Want Impossible Things , Waiting for Maine, like other states across the country, has been swept by a secession movement, but Jess and Storey path to figuring out her life that mainly entails defying most of the stereotypes of a young single mother father; she loses two roommates due to the baby's crying; she receives little practical help from her mother From the overworked dad trying to make it home in time for his daughter's musical, to the mother of two

Daniella Mestyanek Young grew up the daughter of high-ranking members of The Children of God cult in Her mother was forced to marry the cult's leader when she was thirteen and worked as secretary for "The abuse, hunger, male-dominated power structures, and various methods of deprivation that kept her and other

small town, where tragedy in the form of evil white men took their father from them and left their mother The other twin marries a dark-skinned black man and lives as a black woman. months in the life of an extended family--including a stolid patriarch and matriarch, a free-spirited daughter , a spunky and fantastic granddaughter Gussie, a daughter with another grandchild on the way, a deadbeat She is facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life,

But her memoir details childhood abuse, her mother's deteriorating mental health, the development of I love Caruso's writing style, her character-building, and the way the characters relate to each other I predict that I'll be reading all of her other books as well. Isabel is a spinster living in self-prescribed rigidity and adhering to strict schedules in her late mother's in their mother's old room!--Isabel is more than a little annoyed.

Young Dave Win, the son of a Burmese father he never met and a devoted, kind seamstress mother, attends He dodges unwelcome attention, begins to love to act in plays, and explores his feelings about other his sexuality and, ultimately, a satisfying amount of growth and his ability to be vulnerable with other Meanwhile, his small-town mother is exploring her feelings for a wealthy woman who is also her business The story also explores Dave's and his mother's personal, individual paths through various experiences

Bob is defending a man accused of a terrible crime: killing his mother, a mean, reviled lunch lady long self-taught artist, is counting on Bob and an unorthodox approach to figuring out who really killed Bob's mother And the story weaves in characters from other Strout books, including Olive Kitteridge. and more about their own inner selves as they take their weekly walks and become more dear to each other

Cook was raised by a blind librarian mother, and books have always been an important part of her life with her father, who is increasingly disabled, seemingly still in love with his estranged wife, Cook's mother it would be more fraught; Cook references her parents' volatile relationship and mentions that her mother's themselves despite logistical roadblocks (and, sometimes, what feel like logical challenges that might cause others Please also check out these Bossy reviews of other books about books and memoirs you might enjoy.

Tales of Brave World War II Women Other titles I considered listing here were the Bossy five-star read Are there any others you would include on a list of World War II heroines? The golem and heron and other ethereal elements could have been distracting, but they worked to add a I was fascinated by the two points of view (mother and daughter) and the two time periods (World War and compromises, and she is fearful of Trudy's potential reaction to the heartbreaking truths of her mother's

Wamariya writes beautifully and brutally honestly about her journey of fleeing from Rwanda and through six other life and schooling in wealthy Kenilworth, then Hotchkiss and Yale and beyond—and her search to help other practical surgeon Thomas begins speaking aloud and at length to his long-dead Indian relatives, his daughter Amina is called home to try to soothe him and help her mother figure out what's going on. Yet there are bright points: some rare friendships emerge, sisters build intense loyalty to each other

Through Bell's voice we also learn what has shaped the other women of the family: we hear rich stories of Bell's own mother--who fled Belarus in her youth--and her hardships and determination; and we glimpse the difficult relationship between Bobby and her daughter (Kalb's mother) and how it affected each woman's

You can find my other Jane Harper reviews here . 02 The Wife and the Widow by Christian White White's Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper, The Lake House, The Clockmaker's Daughter His father's out of the picture, his mother's in jail, his stepfather is gone, and his best friend and Cam had been bothered by something before he died unexpectedly in the Australian outback desert, but You can find my other Jane Harper reviews here .

ruthless, scandalous, and invincible--who has dropped out of sight and settled down to raise her young daughter alongside her strong-willed mother.

Cher's two-part memoir, she traces some of her ancestors' pivotal stories, putting heavy emphasis on her mother's unusual, difficult childhood and youth--before sharing the personal impact of her mother's many marriages and their family's resulting moves, vacillation between poverty and extreme wealth, and her mother's general inability to consider others' situations and difficulties because of her own tough past.

A friend's borrowed, rambling home becomes a house for unwed mothers and mothers-to-be, with the women Ursa's own son Ray is shown some favoritism but is kept in the dark about his mother's ability. Dodd, who has slaughtered innocents and, Chenneville believes, requires Chenneville to exact justice

1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a traveling packhorse librarian, a widowed young mother , and somewhat of a local to the region, albeit estranged from her pastor father and her mother due to The MacInteers--tough yet tender mother Rai, her clever daughter Sass, playful young adult Finn, and second chances at love, avoidance of punishment for our heroes' missteps when they tell the truth about others majestic beauty of earth, feel emotional distance from those they've left behind, forge bonds with each other

Troubles through the point of view of Cushla, a young adult stretching her wings despite her limits--her mother's Along with her alcoholic mother and her impatient barkeep brother, she grieves the loss of her father But Cushla--along with many other citizens--is more and more astounded by the increasing conflict between reviews of books set in Ireland, including the nonfiction book Say Nothing , Claire Keegan's fiction, and others

In rural Sawyer, Tennessee, teenaged Cash mows lawns and lives with his grandparents since his mother's friend Delaney is a genius daydreaming while working at Dairy Queen, and she's always braced for her mother's Sandra is caught in the bardo, a limbo between life and death, and she encounters other limbo characters zing about a secretly trans high school teacher in a small town in South Dakota who befriends the only other the two develop a friendship that goes deeper than the One Big Thing they have in common, and soon others

Jack Troy and his oldest daughter Ronnie are coping with complicated family dynamics in their drafty, out early on that she faces the impending loss of her sight, that she is somewhat estranged from her daughter In one timeline, an abused wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear produces a vastly different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different paths for mother her beloved young niece the sky and serves as a second parent alongside her sometimes-trying single-mother

Both grew up without mothers, but then their paths diverged. Annie became fixated on her mother's absence, and her search for her place in the world led to adventure often feels, and often sleeping alone in the trailer where she lives with her often-absent, man-crazy mother

For my full review, please see Hour of the Witch. 02 The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent Martha Carrier In The Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical There was real depth to the story, the relationships, and the family in The Heretic's Daughter, with Darkwood, she encounters the legendary witches she's heard tell of her whole life--and finds that her mother's She's given a long-lost journal detailing her mother's exile, thirst for vengeance, and plans for enacting

Which other books would you include on this Maine list? friends and ex-spouses, live in intimate solitude together, wondering about and worrying about their daughters , each other, themselves, and the world. Lucy's creation of an imaginary, supportive mother and her loving responses to and comfort for Lucy in the medical profession during an era when this was not the norm, and the details of her care for new mothers

Troubles through the point of view of Cushla, a young adult stretching her wings despite her limits--her mother's Along with her alcoholic mother and her impatient barkeep brother, she grieves the loss of her father Along with their ill, bedridden mother, young-adult sisters Sam and Elena struggle to get by on an island In Anna Quindlen's novel After Annie , the abrupt death of the titular young mother--which occurs in Bob is defending a man accused of a terrible crime: killing his mother, a mean, reviled lunch lady long

Amy Harmon is also the author of Where the Lost Wander, What the Wind Knows, and other books. But then her mother's boyfriend and his teen daughter Tallulah move in, suddenly Junie's community theatre

She works alongside her family, caring for the plantation owners' daughter Violet, who is her own age is a spinster in self-prescribed rigidity, adhering to strict schedules and a quiet life in her late mother's in their mother's old room!--Isabel is more than a little upset. For other titles that center around race, please check out the books at this link .

centering around Rocky and her family demonstrates the characters' quirkiness, concerns, love for each other When a local young man dies suddenly, Rocky and her young-adult daughter Willa, temporarily living at demonstrated neuroses, Newman showcases the wonderfully imperfect characters' intense love for each other anywhere just for peeks into their snuggly, bickering, heartwarmingly obsessive connection to each other

Eleanore talks herself into the role of his assistant and shares her deceased mother's tried-and-true Her class, her gender, and the pervasive rumors of witchery involving her mother threaten to destroy If you're interested in other books about female doctors, please check out the titles at this link .

When Lizzie finds a secret notebook of her mother's, she becomes more determined than ever to solve the tenacious MI5 investigator arrives at the Novises' boarding house, demanding to know everything about their mother authors included real-life figures like Alan Turing and shaped a fascinating scenario for the Novis kids' mother You can find my reviews of other World War II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review She works alongside her family, caring for the plantation owners' daughter Violet, who is her own age

ruthless, scandalous, and invincible--who has dropped out of sight and settled down to raise her young daughter alongside her strong-willed mother.

Rom-Commers , Hello Stranger , What You Wish For , Things You Save in a Fire , The Bodyguard , and other Vuong is also the author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous , Night Sky with Exit Wounds , Time Is a Mother , and other books. 03 The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker Jane is a young, single mother She experiences other instances of activity without memory, vivid visions of long-dead figures from her

For my full review, please see Hour of the Witch. 02 The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent Martha Carrier In The Heretic's Daughter, Martha Carrier's tenth generation descendant Kathleen Kent offers a historical But there was real depth to the story, the relationships, and the family in The Heretic's Daughter, with Darkwood, she encounters the legendary witches she's heard tell of her whole life--and finds that her mother's She's given a long-lost journal detailing her mother's exile, thirst for vengeance, and plans for enacting

We track back through time to witness Wren's younger years, then farther back to understand Wren's mother's youth and the way her mother's mutation and diagnosis shaped her life and that of Wren. Lewis's transformation stirs up difficult memories and complex emotions surrounding Wren's mother's change Other characters in the novel face mutation-related difficulties--including Wren's new friend, who finds They both feel the pain of their distance from each other, yet seek peace in their new existences.

Cleo and her best friend since childhood, Paloma, live down the street from each other and are ecstatic happily bring their new son home, while Cleo and Ethan find themselves in a nightmare of grief: their daughter Characters surprise each other, and while the tone of the novel assures the reader that many issues will Other novels that are darkly humorous tragicomedies with somewhat of a similar tone to this one include