We're marking Mother's Day 2019 with mixture of the good, the bad and the absent. These books span across several genres, with celebrations of maternal love alongside poignant stories of growing up without a mother figure, as well as a look at the more complicated relationships many may have.

The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson 616108

Jennie Churchill: Winston’s American Mother by Anne Sebba 10770

Living with mother – right to the very end by Michele Hanson 12968

Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou 11561

Mothering Sunday by Rosie Goodwin 11973