Suggest me a book to make my mom happy
TL;DR: I want to gift a book to my mother. If you'd like to help, please check the "what I'm looking for" part of the post. I'll gladly check your recommendations. Thanks!
Hi! Long story for those interested: my mother's birthday is coming and I'm making my first salary, so I want to get her a gift. I've decided that the best option might be a good book.
I'm not super close with my mother, but I really appreciate everything she's done for me and my siblings, but as I'm not that close, I'm having a bit of trouble thinking about what she'd like.
A bit of context about my mother as a reader: she used to read a lot about ten years ago or so, stopped because got really busy working and raising my siblings and me (my father doesn't really help much) so I'm trying to make her reconnect with that hobby.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:
-As I said, she's not reading much right now. I want a great book, very addictive and powerful.
-Easy to follow and understand, but well written.
-Books she's liked before: she really liked two books from a Spanish writer who talks about bullying in kids. (those books are teenager-oriented). She also loves The Boy with the Striped Pyjamas.
-I'd say my mom is a great reader, but she doesn't know: she will show interest in a great story that makes her feel things, even if she never heard of it: if the premise hooks her, she'll give it a good chance.
-This is more peculiar but it would also really help to get suggestions based on this point: she is very emphatic. She will love a story based on something that reminds her of something from her life. Won't bore you with details, but she's really "trapped" in a prototypical situation of mom who does it all- dad who says it's her job to do so. If possible I'll like a book that talks about this, but not in a very straightforward way because I don't want to make her sad.
Thank you for helping me!
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*The Red Tent* by Anita Diamant. This is historical fiction about women in the Bible, but it isn’t a religious book. The red tent refers to a menstruation tent – where women go whilst on their periods and during childbirth, and one of the few places they can be alone together. This is an excellent book about women navigating life under a patriarchy.
A gentleman in Moscow. Not a woman in main part, but a classy man and gave me all the feels.
Guncle
My Friends
Flowers for Algernon
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn