These books will offer you and your mother a nice distraction from chaotic times, sparking compelling conversation and comforting reprieve.
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Because sometimes a literary mom is one you wish were your own, too.
One reader on trying (and failing) to read books with her mother.
One reader talks about how her mother taught her to fall in love with the classics.
One reader reflects upon the influence of mothers on the reading lives of their children.