my mom was also just a girl at one point

books that feature complicated relationships with mothers (and maybe made me cry)

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created by peachecho

last updated January, 2026

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This is a great list, thank you for putting it together! I added some books on my to read list :) Also, it really inspired me, to bring here my paternal relations list that i had on another platform. And while I was doing that I found a few books that have a complicated relation with a mother, I will put them below just in case that you are interested in them:

  • Flour Babies by Anne Fine
  • Kik the animal out by VĂ©ronique OvaldĂ©
  • Anne Frank's diary
  • The words to say it by Marie Cardinal
  • I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
  • Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
  • My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  • White Oleander by Janet Fitch
  • The Mango Season by Amulya Malladi
  • Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
  • The bastard of Istanbul and Honor by Elif Shafak
  • Strike Your Heart by Amelie Nothomb
  • My mother never dies by Claire Castillon
  • The beauty queen of Jerusalem by Sarit Yishai-Levi

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