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Books Mom Will Love 2022

Mother's Day

Books Mom Will Love 2022

Mother’s Day is a time to recognize the woman who raised and nurtured us. To celebrate, we gave you the opportunity to win eight books for you or the special lady in your life in our 17th annual "Books Mom Will Love" contest. Scroll down to see the five winners!

 

This year's featured titles are:

  • ATOMIC ANNA by Rachel Barenbaum
  • BRIGHTER BY THE DAY: Waking Up to New Hopes and Dreams, by Robin Roberts with Michelle Burford
  • THE CHANGE by Kirsten Miller
  • THE LOST APOTHECARY by Sarah Penner
  • THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE by Kimberly Brock
  • RUBY FALLS by Deborah Goodrich Royce
  • THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME by Julia Quinn
  • WHERE THE CHILDREN TAKE US: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable, by Zain E. Asher

Winners

Connie H. from Shabbona, IL
Kathryn R. from Lawrenceville, GA
Kathy T. from Bogota, NJ
Marilyn F. from Lakewood, NJ
Rita C. from Hoopeston, IL

 

Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum - Fiction


In 1986, renowned nuclear scientist Anna Berkova is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl’s reactor melts down. It’s the exact moment she tears through time --- and it’s an accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s landed in 1992 only to discover Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Molly, with her dying breath, begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster, to save Molly’s daughter Raisa, and put their family’s future on a better path. As these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century, they grapple with the power their discoveries hold. Just because you can change the past, does it mean you should?

Brighter by the Day: Waking Up to New Hopes and Dreams by Robin Roberts with Michelle Burford - Self-Help/Motivational & Inspirational


Over the last 16 years as the esteemed anchor of "Good Morning America," Robin Roberts has helped millions of people across the country greet each new morning, gracing our screens with heart and humility. She has sought to bring a bit of positivity into each day, even in the most trying of times. Now, she shares with readers the guidance she’s received, her own hard-won wisdom, and eye-opening experiences that have helped her find the good in the world and usher in light --- even on the darkest days. Drawing on advice and knowledge she gleaned from conversations with loved ones, spiritual practices and life experiences, Robin offers a window into how she feeds her own mind, spirit and soul and invites readers to do the same.

The Change by Kirsten Miller - Fantasy/Thriller


In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment. After Nessa James’ husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn’t take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead. On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. But her life is far from over --- in fact, she has undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis. Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent 30 long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw --- until she realizes she has the ability to channel them.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner - Historical Fiction

Hidden in the depths of 18th-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella, who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious 12-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries. Meanwhile, in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her 10th wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London 200 years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate --- and not everyone will survive.

The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock - Historical Fiction


What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known that the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved onto a large stone and the contents of her treasured commonplace book. In the waning days of World War II, Eleanor's daughter, Alice, is unexpectedly presented with her birthright: the deed to Evertell, her abandoned family home. Determined to sell the property and step into a future free of the past, Alice returns to Savannah with her 13-year-old daughter, Penn. But when Penn’s curiosity over the lineage she never knew begins to unveil secrets, and Eleanor’s book is finally found, Alice is forced to reckon with the sacrifices made for love and the realities of their true inheritance as daughters of Eleanor Dare.

Ruby Falls by Deborah Goodrich Royce - Psychological Thriller


On a brilliantly sunny July day, six-year-old Ruby is abandoned by her father in the suffocating dark of a Tennessee cave. Twenty years later, transformed into soap opera star Eleanor Russell, she is fired under dubious circumstances. Fleeing to Europe, she marries a glamorous stranger named Orlando Montague and keeps her past closely hidden. Together, Eleanor and Orlando start afresh in LA. Setting up house in a storybook cottage in the Hollywood Hills, Eleanor is cast in a dream role --- the lead in a remake of REBECCA. As she immerses herself in that eerie gothic tale, Orlando’s personality changes, ghosts of her past re-emerge, and Eleanor fears she is not the only person in her marriage with a secret.

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - Historical Romance

London’s most elusive bachelor, Anthony Bridgerton, hasn’t just decided to marry --- he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield --- the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams. Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands --- and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister --- but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself.

Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable by Zain E. Asher - Memoir

Awaiting the return of her husband and young son from a road trip, Obiajulu Ejiofor receives shattering news. There’s been a fatal car crash, and one of them is dead. In WHERE THE CHILDREN TAKE US, Obiajulu’s daughter, Zain E. Asher, tells the story of her mother’s harrowing fight to raise four children as a widowed immigrant in South London. There is tragedy in this tale, but it is not a tragedy. Drawing on tough-love parenting strategies, Obiajulu teaches her sons and daughters to overcome the daily pressures of poverty, crime and prejudice --- and much more. With her relentless support, the children exceed all expectations --- becoming a CNN anchor, an Oscar-nominated actor (Asher’s older brother, Chiwetel Ejiofor, from 12 Years a Slave), a medical doctor and a thriving entrepreneur.