been looking for recs like this, i so appreciate you putting this together 💛

oh what a cool list! The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan might fit, although it does have a more positive/uplifting message about the mother-daughter relationships as a whole haha

May I suggest The Autobiography of my Mother by Jamaica Kincaid? It’s soo perfect for this theme. It explores both a literal mother-daughter relationship, as well as a metaphorical one to her mother country (Dominica) and her Indigenous vs. colonial heritage in a postcolonial setting.

This is a great list! A book I read recently as an arc— Fishbone Cinderella by Elizabeth Lim would be perfect for this! It’s all about multi-generational mother-daughter relationships :)

I think Severance would make a good addition to this list. There was definitely a heavy mother daughter theme that was explored throughout the book. This list was speaking to me while I was listening to the book.

Oooh, great list! The first book I thought of was The Push by Ashley Audrain, absolutely chilling psychological thriller about the traumas mothers pass on to their daughters

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman would fit this!

I just finished this book and I can feel the urge to be annoying about it and recommend it everywhere: Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro. super honest, moving portrait of a spectrum of mother-daughter relationships that is sending my mind reeling on how society treats mothers and caregivers 💔

(also, thank you for this list 🥹 )

I have a 78% overlap with this list and I don’t know how I should feel about it (but I will be reading all of them thx)

White Oleander by Janet Fitch would fit this list - a novel about daughter and mother relationship. I re-read this one few times when I was younger. I had no idea it was a prophecy😅

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder is THE Mommy Issues book for me. Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin and real ones by katherena vermette both also prominently feature complicated mother/daughter relationships

i have so many of the books on this list on my tbr already 😭 may i suggest bad fruit by ella king? the cws for it should be taken seriously but i read that book years ago and still think about it. also sula by toni morrison would fit right in here as well

edit: another suggestion i have for this list is parable of the talents by octavia butler and slow river by nicola griffith

I'd like to humbly suggest Disco Mama by Tiffany Meuret ☺️

It might not be exactly what you’re looking for, but Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman comes to mind. It’s a young adult novel about a teenage girl trying to get away from her mother, who is emotionally abusive. Although it’s also about other things, the main character’s relationship with her mother plays a big role in the story.

Honeydiiiiijonnnnn... I recommend Kitten by Stacey Yu

Would like to suggest The Furies by Janet Hobhouse! - the relationship between mother and daughter is the central theme throughout the author's retrospective view on her life. Oh and I think Model Home by Rivers Soloman would work here too

I absolutely love this list - this is a big theme in books that I’m drawn to! Glancing through what I’ve read recently-ish, I had several recommendations if you want to check them out!

Fantastic list!

I’d recommend: We Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa Wees, When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, Witch Queen Rising by Savannah Stephens, The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohammed (and probably the rest of this trilogy too, but I haven’t read it yet), Sublimation by Isabel J Kim, and A Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher

i’m sat.

I would potentially say Kin by Tayari Jones could fit here! While the mothers aren't really in the story, the daughters are often reflecting on their mothers' absence and how that has affected their lives and their relationships.

I recommend Pomegranate by Helen Elaine Lee for this list

a list after my own broken heart 🤍🤍🤍🤍