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The topic of motherhood may be universal—everyone has something to say about the experience of mothering, being mothered, or the absence thereof—but it’s far from simple. For some, motherhood can be a source of joy and strength; for others, it’s a reminder of pain, loss, or frustration.
This spring, motherhood takes center stage in a number of new books that explore the diversity of what it means to be a mother, to do mothering work, to receive caregiving from a mother or mother figure, or, in some cases, to divest from it. From Nicole Chung’s luminous memoir A Living Remedy, about grieving the death of her adoptive mother and father, to Sara Peterson’s Momfluenced, an interrogation of the “momfluencer” industry, there’s a book for every type of reader. While the subject has provided plenty of classics over the years, these voices offer fresh perspectives on what it means to mother and be mothered today.
Here are the best new books to read or give this Mother’s Day.
In the Orchard, Eliza Minot
Eliza Minot’s novel In the Orchard tells the story of a single day in the life of Maisie, a wife and mother of four. For Maisie, whose children range from 8 years old to a newborn, motherhood is as bewildering as it is overwhelming, an experience she finds at times repetitive and at others euphoric. She’s consumed with pressures both small and large: the…
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