![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The book, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, is as vast as its title implies, but also startlingly intimate. The New Wilderness by Diane Cook (2020).įor readers who prefer motherhood novels with a dose of the climate apocalypse, Cook offers the story of conflicted, loving Bea and her daughter, Agnes, whom she is trying to save by having relocated their family of three to the only remaining patch of unspoiled land in North America. Yoder's wild, glorious tale of an exhausted stay-at-home mom who might be turning into a dog put into words so many of my feelings about motherhood, art making, and the question of how to live fully while doing both. Below, she names six other books that offer unique insight into motherhood. Jessamine Chan 's debut novel, The School for Good Mothers, is set in a near future where mothers deemed unfit are monitored and counseled by a government organization. ![]()
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