Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Inspired by the 2023 Better Reading Top 100

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas Inspired by the 2023 Better Reading Top 100

Looking for a last-minute gift for mum this Mother’s Day? Our 2023 Top 100 is jam-packed with reads she’ll love. Here’s a list of six fabulous Top 100 books that would make the perfect Mother’s Day present.

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry has placed at #2 on our 2023 Top 100 list; a remarkable achievement. Lessons in Chemistry is funny, witty and refreshingly hopeful, featuring the uncompromising, unconventional Elizabeth Zott – the most exciting new character in fiction.

Buy a copy of Lessons in Chemistry here.

The Godmothers by Monica McInerney

Monica McInerney’s The Godmothers is a moving and perceptive story about love, lies, hope and sorrow, about the families we are born into and the families we make for ourselves.

Buy a copy of The Godmothers here.

Devotion by Hannah Kent

Hannah Kent, the bestselling author of Burial Rites, released Devotion late in 2021, and it was an instant hit. It’s a gripping historical narrative that moves from 19th Century Prussia to South Australia.

Buy a copy of Devotion here.

Still Life by Sarah Winman

Another popular book amongst the BR community, Still Life swept readers away to the rolling hills in Tuscany. It’s a big-hearted story of people brought together by love, war, art and the ghost of E.M. Forster.

Buy a copy of Still Life here.

The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe

Meredith Jaffe’s latest novel was another firm favourite of 2021 and 2022. It’s a poignantly comic story about a men’s prison sewing circle. Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims?

Buy a copy of The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison here.

Keeping Up Appearances by Tricia Stringer

For fans of heart-warming and small-town fiction – with a dash of mystery –, Tricia Stringer’s Keeping Up Appearances is a great pick. It’s a delightful novel full of practical wisdom and dry humour that examines female friendship, buried secrets and why honesty is (usually) the best policy.

Buy a copy of Keeping Up Appearances here.

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