Mother's Day: 10 Books which will make a great gift for your mum

Mother’s Day: 10 Books to gift your mum

MF editorial team

05 May 2014

updated the 7 October 2015 à 00:02

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For the Romantic mum
The Redemption of Callie & Kayden
There is a romantic inside every one of us and however much we try to quell it, we women in particular, are all swooned by stories of epic romance. If mum is a sucker for love stories, this is a highly-recommended new-age love story with traditional romance morals, that doesn’t have the typical plotline, and that we guarantee she’ll find unputdownable.
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For the Science-nerd mum
The Future of The Mind by Michio Kaku
Professor of theoretical physics and cofounder of the string field theory, this book by Michio Kaku implores the reader to explore the science of the mind and how to enhance and empower it, based on the latest research into neuroscience and physics. A definite great choice for your science-loving mum.
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For the Travel-loving mum
Riding The Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux is, indubitably, one of the most celebrated travel writers in the world and rightly so. His books have taken him all over the globe and his travelogues are so detailed, they make you feel like you were with him on his journeys.
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For the Cooking Enthusiast mum
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
If your mother loves cooking and has no qualms about the type of cuisine, she will love this book, that takes you on a Mexican culinary journey, interwoven with a mystical romance story that will tantalise her tastebuds and tug at her heartstrings.
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For the Literary mum
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The late Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s writing was pure magic. He had a way with words and told stories in a way that very few authors can parallel and this book embodied what made him such a pure genius of a writer, poet and novelist. We are assuming she hasn’t already read this. If she has, get her the limited edition hardcover copy or any of his other titles, which are as highly recommended.
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For the Food-Loving mum (even if she doesn’t cook)
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
This delightful novel will take you on a journey to arouse your senses – in particular your visual and culinary senses. It will also inspire mum to book herself a flight for a month-long vacation to one of the most beautiful parts of Southern France.
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For the Tragedy-novel-loving mum
A limited edition hardcover copy of Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Your mum has probably read this epic tragedy in her younger days, if not several times over the years. Invest in a limited edition or hardcover copy of the book so she can treasure and cherish one of her all-time-favourites. Don’t forget to write a little note to her on the front.
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For the Happiness-Seeking, Psychology-loving mum
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Everyone faces obstacles in life and even if mum seems like the superwoman who can handle everything, she has to face her fair share as well. This book by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell, takes a good hard look into the minds of cancer researchers, murderers and civil rights leaders to give us a better understanding of how we can become David’s and overcome our Goliaths in life.
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For the Feminist mum
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
One of the pioneers of great postmodern feminist literature, Lessing's novel, published in 1962 explores the ever-changing gender constructs in relation to the political climate of the time. If your mum loves books on feminism, she'll find this e
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For the Sorority/Young-at-heart mum
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
She reminisces about her days in an all-girls school, or about her sorority days in college, about her secret sisterhood pacts and even now, continues to have her girly-gatherings with her now middle-aged friends. This is a book your mum probably loved in her youth and is a perfect choice for helping her revisit those fond memories of her younger days.

Romance, science, travel or food-loving – here’s a list of the ideal books you should be gifting your mum this Mother’s Day.

Even if your mum loves to read, it doesn’t mean that she’d like to read just about any book you find on the best-selling shelf of the book store. Picking a book that she would enjoy is just like picking any other gift: it has to match her literary taste and interest.

Looking through her book shelf might be a good idea to know what she’s into but what do you do next? Fret not as we’re here to help.

As only a few days are left before Mother’s Day, we have selected a list of books which would make great gifts for any mum – whatever her interests are. Problem solved? We think so!

Diya-Maya Tsering Bhalla

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