Books written by female authors (3317)


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Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery EN

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New adventures lie ahead as Anne Shirley packs her bags, waves good-bye to childhood, and heads for Redmond College. With old friend Prissy Grant waiting in the bustling city of Kingsport and frivolous new pal Philippa Gordon at her side, Anne tucks her memories of rural Avonlea away and discovers life on her own terms, filled with surprises...including a marriage proposal from the worst fellow imaginable, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson. But tears turn to laughter when Anne and her friends move into an old cottage and an ornery black cat steal... continue

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Anne of Windy Poplars by L. M. Montgomery EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
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Anne Shirley has left Redmond College behind to begin a new job and a new chapter of her life away from Green Gables. Now she faces a new challenge: the Pringles. They're known as the royal family of Summerside - and they quickly let Anne know she is not the person they had wanted as principal of Summerside High School. But as she settles into the cozy tower room at Windy Poplars, Anne finds she has great allies in the widows Aunt Kate and Aunt Chatty - and in their irrepressible housekeeper, Rebecca Dew. As Anne learns Summerside's strangest secrets, winning the support of the prickly Pringle... continue

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Anne's House of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery EN

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A chronicle of Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together.

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Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid EN

Rating: 4 (11 votes)
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An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived a peaceful and content life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful and influential presence, who sits at the very centre of the little girl's existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's shadow. When she turns twelve, however, Annie's life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she makes rebellious friends and frequently challenges authority; and most frighteningly, her mother, seeing Annie as a 'young ... continue

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Antarctica by Claire Keegan EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
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This prize-winning debut collection of 15 stories by the acclaimed Irish author are “among the finest contemporary stories written recently in English” (The Observer). The compassionate, witty, and unsettling short stories collected here announced Claire Keegan as one of Ireland’s most exciting and versatile new talents and earned comparison to the works of Joyce Carol Oates, Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, and others. From the titular story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind—to sleep with another man—Antarctica draws readers into a world of obsessio... continue

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Anthem by Ayn Rand EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
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The year 2005 marks Ayn Rand's Centennial Year. Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the greatWe'a world that deprives individuals of name, independence, and values'anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.



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Any Ordinary Day by Leigh Sales EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
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As a journalist, Leigh Sales often encounters people experiencing the worst moments of their lives in the full glare of the media. But one particular string of bad news stories--and a terrifying brush with her own mortality--sent her looking for answers about how vulnerable each of us is to a life-changing event. What are our chances of actually experiencing one? What do we fear most and why? And when the worst does happen, what comes next? In this wise and layered book, Leigh talks intimately with people who've faced the unimaginable, from terrorism to natural disaster to simply being in the ... continue

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Appelez-moi Cize : Conversations avec Stéphane Boudsocq

Appelez-moi Cize : Conversations avec Stéphane Boudsocq by Cesaria Evora FR

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Cape Verde flag Cape Verde
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Cesaria Evora, c'est un talent, une sincérité, l'ambassadrice d'un style musical et d'un peuple. Cesaria, c'est une carrière et une vie que, pour la première fois, la chanteuse raconte. Elle se remémore ses années d'enfance au Cap-Vert dans les quartiers pauvres de la capitale. Sans fard, elle en évoque les moments difficiles, lorsqu'elle est placée chez des religieuses ou sa relation avec l'alcool. Avec la simplicité qui la caractérise, Cesaria raconte dans ces pages sa carrière musicale, ses succès immenses et sa philosophie d'une vie à la fois riche et simple.