Books written by female authors (3286)
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Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami EN
JapanDescription:
A boy is obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches. He goes to the supermarket almost every day, just so he can look at her face. She is beautiful to him, and he calls her "Ms Ice Sandwich", and endlessly draws her portrait
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Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko EN
AustraliaDescription:
When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she's hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. What she discovers instead is sharp dissent from her teenage daughter, trouble brewing from unimpressed white neighbors, and a looming Native Title war between the local Bundjalung families. When Jo unexpectedly finds love on one side of the Native Title divide she quickly learns that living on country is only part of the recipe for the good life.
Finland
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Murder by Matchlight by E. C. R. Lorac EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Originally published in 1945 by Collins. "Permanent Policeman" was first published in MacKill's Mystery Magazine, March 1953"--Title page verso.
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Murder in Montego Bay by Paula Lennon EN
Country: North America / 
Jamaica
Jamaica
Description:
First book in the exceptional new detective series set in Montego Bay, Jamaica with two memorable lead protagonists: Jamaican detective Ray Preddy and Glaswegian detective Sean Harris. In Montego Bay, Jamaica, privileged Chinese-Jamaican brothers Lester and Carter Chin Ellis have enjoyed a sheltered life as the heirs to the iced desserts empire Chinchillerz. One fateful night, following a fiery encounter with local law enforcement the brothers are taken to Pelican Walk Police Station, where Lester is detained for drunk driving, while Carter is released without charge. Within minutes of leaving... continue
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Murder in Old Bombay : A Mystery by Nev March EN
IndiaDescription:
In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad dayl... continue
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Murder on the Orient Express : A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
On a three-day journey through the snowbound Balkan hills, Hercule Poirot must weed through an array of international suspects to find the passenger who murdered a gangster on the Orient Express.
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CroatiaDescription:
Książki pełne są zbytecznych zdań, chciałam zatem w tej książce napisać tylko te, które są niezbędne. Niezbędne zdania znajdywałam, słuchając głosu instynktu - to on dawał mi sygnał, które zdania uwiecznić, a które nie. Tak powstały obrazy, podobne do partytury, chciałam, żeby czytelnik odbierał je jak najsilniej i jak najbardziej intymnie, tak jak odbiera się muzykę i, niekiedy, malarstwo. Obrazy łączyły się, następując jeden po drugim, powstawała opowieść o prywatnej tożsamości, ale i o tożsamości kolektywnej, o lękach, o przemocy, o złu... a tak naprawdę o końcu, o tym,... continue