Mothers and Daughters: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a captivating family drama

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Unbeknown to her daughters, Naomi has recently met a Ellis an old love from her past. He has awakened feelings and companionship which Naomi had forgotten about. Should Naomi take a chance on a new beginning ? What will her daughters feel about her having her own life? The mother-daughter bond may be incredibly rewarding while also posing a plethora of challenges. We've selected these novels because we believe that no other love compares to a mother's, and we believe that they capture the whole range of feelings that exist between a mother and daughter. Our best recommendations for books about mother-daughter relationships cover everything from love to grief to envy and everything in between. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

When Elise Schiller's daughter died of a heroin overdose in 2014, her life was permanently altered. Elise began questioning the American substance-abuse treatment system after her daughter died at a treatment facility in Colorado. Her daughter had been unsuccessful in more than five programs, making it clear that there was a larger problem at hand. True to its title, Even If Your Heart Would Listen portrays the story of a mother whose devotion to her daughter is unshakeable no matter what occurs. Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

Another woman up half the night every night, another nice but useless husband. The mother does her best to submit to her new role, smiling through her exhaustion, trying not to scream – and then she starts turning into a dog. Yoder brilliantly articulates the frustration accompanying self-obliteration as well as the ways in which ostensibly sweet men shirk childcare. Only you know the particular situations in your relationship. What you’ve experienced and felt is valid. If you want to heal yourself and your relationship with your daughter, it may be a good idea to focus on what’s to come instead of what’s in the past. Break tradition

Although the relationship between the three women is at the heart of the story, other relationships are bought under the spotlight including marital problems, the issues facing blended families, control and abuse and deciding how much of your real self that you let others see. While the role of a mother can be about guiding and teaching, as your daughter becomes an adult, it’s important to allow her to also share knowledge with you, Fish says.

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat

Ashley Keller is a hot-mess mom trying to be perfect but not doing such a great job. With the opportunity to sign up for Motherhood Better boot camp, she thinks she will become the perfect mom she’s always hoped to be. This hilarious novel from the creator of The Honest Toddler takes a look at the pressures society puts on mothers and offers the idea that moms don’t have to be perfect to be great. The other niggle was the way one of the characters were dealt with at the end. They had become an inconvenience and it seems as though the author didn���t really know what to do with them. The story centres around Naomi and her two daughters Martha and Willow. Naomi has recently been widowed and is trying to rebuild her life in the little village of Tilsham by the sea. After being transferred from Haiti to New York to reconcile with her mother, Sophie finds secrets that no 12-year-old should have access to. The only way for her to recover is to return to the women who nurtured her in Haiti. Edwidge Danticat's debut novel is a tale of grace, power, and heartbreak like none other. Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan But this holiday is not entirely like some of them expected. The community where they are staying is far removed from what they term as civilisation. It’s a dry community, although private drinking may be conducted discreetly. It’s oppressively hot, the sun can burn in minutes and also they’re forced to deal with each other’s company perhaps more than even good friends should on holiday. In such an isolated place there’s no where to go to escape each other’s differing opinions and the fact that no one stays the same forever. Bronte and Janey are no longer friends, as they were in childhood and they also find Tess much changed from when she left Melbourne. When Morag’s teenage stepdaughter arrives it adds even more to an already volatile pot.