Books written by female authors (3299)
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Het echte leven by Adeline Dieudonné NL
BelgiumDescription:
In een gewelddadig gezin kleurt een traumatische ervaring het leven van een 10-jarig meisje en haar 6-jarige broertje, waarna het zusje haar best doet om haar somber geworden broertje weer te laten lachen en zich op school vastbijt in natuurkunde waarin zij uitmunt.
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Netherlands
Germany1035.
Het schaarse licht by Nino Haratischwili NL
GeorgiaDescription:
‘Hier staan we, het trio dat is ontsnapt, dat de sprong naar het heden heeft gemaakt, wij, de overlevenden die proberen verder te leven in plaats van al diegenen wie het niet was vergund en die op deze foto’s voor altijd jong zullen blijven.’
Na de langverwachte onafhankelijkheid breekt er chaos uit in de jonge Georgische staat. Tussen de vochtige muren en de betoverende houten balkons in de binnenstad van Tbilisi sluiten eind jaren tachtig van de vorige eeuw vier meisjes vriendschap: de naar vrijheid hunkerende Dina, het intelligente buitenbeentje Ira, de romantische Nene... continue
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High Albania by Mary Edith Durham EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"High Albania is a passionate and flamboyant account of life in the formidable mountainous terrain of Northern Albania. Travelling throughout the Balkans for seven years - particularly in Albania with which she became intrigued - Durham cut a strange figure in her 'waterproof Burberry skirt' and 'Scotch plaid golf cape', but she won the people's trust, respect and affection and was called 'The Queen of the Mountain People'."--BOOK JACKET.
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High School by Sara Quin, Tegan Quin EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
From the iconic musicians Tegan and Sara comes a memoir about high school, detailing their first loves and first songs in a compelling look back at their humble beginnings High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, who grew up at the height of grunge and rave culture in the nineties, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents’ divorce, and the looming pressure... continue
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LatviaDescription:
Told more or less in reverse chronological order, High Tide is the story of Ieva, her dead lover, her imprisoned husband and the way their youthful decisions dramatically impacted the rest of their lives. Taking place over three decades, High Tide functions as a sort of psychological mystery, with the full scope of Ieva's personal situation and the relationship between the three main characters only becoming clear at the end of the novel. One of Latvia's most notable young writers, Abele is a fresh voice in European fiction, her prose is direct, evocative and exceptionally beautiful.
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IrelandDescription:
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards 2016Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2017Longlisted for the John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 20171950. A teenage girl is brutally murdered in a forest. But, somehow, her baby survives.1976. A mysterious and charming young man returns to the remote coastal village of Mulderrig, seeking answers about the mother who, it was said, had abandoned him on the steps of a Dublin orphanage.With the help of its oldest and most eccentric inhabitant, he will force the village to give up its ghosts. Nothing, not even ... continue
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His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie EN
LiberiaDescription:
A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A Must-Read Novel: The New York Times Book Review * BuzzFeed * Time * Marie Claire * Parade * Travel + Leisure * Ms. * Bustle * The Millions * Book Riot * PopSugar * HelloGiggles * Kirkus Reviews* Good Morning America “[A] mesmerizing debut novel.” —The New York Times Book Review “A story that kept me tied to the page, told in masterful, seamless prose.” —BuzzFeed “I love this book so much I turned the pages so fast . . . It’s all about the search for independence and being true to yourself and who yo... continue