Books about complicated mother-daughter relationships | Ask a Book Critic
Fraught relationship reads that can still feel cathartic
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Show Notes
Not all mother-daughter relationships are sunny and cheerful. Vox book Critic Constance Grady recommended a few novels that unpack complicated dynamics in clever, original ways.
- Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
- Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
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