Erin Jensen

USA TODAY

It's almost time to celebrate mom. With Mother's Day on our heels, we've compiled a list of books that pay homage to these unbreakable caregivers and tenacious boss ladies.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Before the HBO movie starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne, there was the book by Rebecca Skloot. The piece of nonfiction published in 2010 tells the story of the tobacco farmer whose cells were pivotal to many medical advances.

Big Little Lies

The premium channel also successfully brought another literary work to life — this one by Liane Moriarty published in 2014. The characters embodied by Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Lauren Dern and Zoë Kravitz from the page-turning novel show the complexities of women.

My Mother's Kitchen

Peter Gethers' food memoir out in April (which USA TODAY gave *** out of four) details the life of his mother, Judy Gethers, who became an associate of Wolfgang Puck's and a friend of Julia Child.

One True Thing

In Anna Quindlen's 1997 novel, a career-oriented magazine writer is tasked with caring for her dying, homemaker mother, whom she doesn't identify with.

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

A Chinese mother, Li-yan, and her abandoned daughter, Haley, are at the center of Lisa See's story out in March. USA TODAY gave it *** out of four.

The Stars Are Fire

The work by Anita Shreve released in April was based on a real-life event — the Great Maine Fire of 1947. USA TODAY gave the tale of a mother who has to protect her children after their home is engulfed in flames ***½ out of four.

The Orphan's Tale

After being forced to give her baby up, Noa rescues a baby en route to a concentration camp in this book by Pam Jenoff published in February.

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