Monday, May 2, 2022

Five top mother-daughter books

Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over two dozen novels, including The Book of Two Ways, A Spark of Light, Small Great Things, Leaving Time, The Storyteller, Lone Wolf, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, and My Sister's Keeper, and, with daughter Samantha van Leer, two young adult novels, Between the Lines and Off the Page.

Picoult's latest novel is Wish You Were Here.

At Goodreads in 2014 she tagged "five of her favorite books that understand the loving and aggravating ties that bind mothers and daughters." One title on the list:
Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman

Imagine being a quiet introvert who discovers that the mom who gave you up for adoption 30-plus years earlier is the world's most famous television talk show host. That's the tender, funny premise of this novel. As they begin to forge a relationship, a rocky gap is bridged as they find in each other a piece that was missing from their own personalities. I have long loved Elinor Lipman's books; this is one of my favorites.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue