THE BEST BOOKS FOR MUM: A CURATED READING LIST

By Nicole Fuge

Whether you’re hunting for the perfect gift for Mum or simply after a stack of soul-stirring reads to lose yourself in, this list has you covered. From memoirs that honour the beauty and complexity of motherhood to novels that feel like a warm embrace, these pages are filled with wisdom, wit, and wonder.

Give the gift of a quiet moment, a deep exhale, or an unputdownable story, because books are more than just gifts, they’re invitations to pause, reflect, and feel. For Mum, for you, or for anyone who needs a little magic between the covers.

Motherhood-themed New Fction

Mother Tongue by Naima Brown   

He Would Never by Holly Wainwright 

The Bearcat by Georgia Rose Phillips 

For the Literary Lover 

Love Unedited by Carol Llewellyn 

Small Rain by Garth Greenwell

The Boy from the Sea by Garret Carr

For the Romantic

Iron & Embers by Helen Scheuerer 

The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare

Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent

Salty, Spiced and a little Bit Nice by Cynthia Timoti

That Island Feeling by Karina May

For the Armchair Traveller 

Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent

The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue

The Cat Who Saved the Library by Sosuke Natsukawa

For the Book Club Mum

Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty

Three Boys Gone by Mark Smith

Strangers in Time by David Baldacci

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ISSUE 04

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