Books written by female authors (3311)
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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi EN
NigeriaDescription:
Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree : A Novel by Sahar Delijani EN
IranDescription:
A stunning debut novel set in post-revolutionary Iran that gives voice to the men, women, and children who won a war only to find their livesNand those of their descendantsNimperiled by its aftermath.
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Children of the New World : A Novel of the Algerian War by Assia Djebar EN
AlgeriaDescription:
A compelling war novel, as seen by women, sheds light on the current Iraq conflict.
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China Cry : The Nora Lam Story by Nora Lam, Richard H. Schneider EN
ChinaDescription:
Tells the true story of the love, courage, and struggles of one woman, Nora Lam, whose Christian faith led her to make the ultimate choice between life and death
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China Witness : Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran EN
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In 1912, 5000 years of feudal rule ended in China. In 1949, Mao Zedong came to power. This book is a personal testimony from a normally silent generation, a huge major work of oral history which sums up, in their own words, the vast changes which have overtaken China and its people over a century.
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah EN
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Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair.
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Chronicle of a Last Summer : A Novel of Egypt by Yasmine El Rashidi EN
EgyptDescription:
A young Egyptian woman recounts her personal and political coming of age in this brilliant debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother’s phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives. Underlying this claustrophobic routine is mystery and loss. Relatives mutter darkly about the newly-appointed President Mubarak. Everyone talks with melancholy about the past. People disappear overnight.... continue
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Chronos erntet by Mojca Kumerdej DE
SloveniaDescription:
Ein Renaissance-Roman, der aus Fakten und Fiktionen ein faszinierendes Bild vergangener Zeiten webt - und wie nebenbei wird klar, dass alle Fragen absolut gegenwärtig und lebendig sind. Eine junge Frau ist schwanger und kann keinen Vater vorweisen; in ihrer Not erzählt sie eine phantastische Geschichte, in der der Teufel eine Rolle spielt. Eine Bauerntochter rebelliert gegen das patriarchalische System. Ein Bischof auf Visitation in den innerösterreichischen Erbländern streitet mit seinem alten Freund, einem protestantischen Grafen, über Macht und Sünde. Als er mi... continue