Ten top books about mothers

Dea Brøvig’s debut novel is The Last Boat Home. One of her top ten books about mothers, as shared at the Daily Express:

I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS by Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou’s autobiography may not be about mothers, but its pages are crowded with mother figures so memorable and impressive that I wanted to include it on my list.

Mother Dear is either absent or irresistible and Momma, Angelou’s paternal grandmother, raises her and her brother with her own brand of love and discipline. At the book’s end, Angelou herself gives birth while still an adolescent, ill-equipped but with her mother finally at her side.

A beautiful, blistering read, as wise about family as it is about race, injustice and much else besides.

Read about the other entries on the list.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is among Sona Charaipotra's six critical reads for Black History Month.

--Marshal Zeringue