Books written by female authors (2088)
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Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. “A spellbinding fairy tale rooted in Mexican mythology . . . Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical fairy tale about identity, freedom, and love, and it's like nothing you've read before.”—Bustle NEBULA AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Tordotcom • The New York Public Library • BookRiot The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any ... continue
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Going Dark : The Secret Social Lives of Extremists by Julia Ebner EN
AustriaDescription:
By day, Julia Ebner works at a counter-extremism think tank, monitoring radical groups from the outside, but two years ago, she began to feel that she was only seeing half the picture. She needed to get inside the groups to truly understand them. So she decided to go undercover in her spare hours - late nights, holidays, weekends - adopting five different identities, and joining a dozen extremist groups from across the ideological spectrum. Her journey would take her from a Generation Identity global strategy meeting in a pub in Mayfair, to a Neo-Nazi Music Festival on the border of Germany an... continue
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Golden Child : A Novel by Claire Adam EN
Country: North America / 
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Description:
"Published in Great Britain by Faber and Faber UK"--Title page verso.
634.
Golpéate el corazón by Amélie Nothomb ES
BelgiumDescription:
Marie, joven belleza de provincias, despierta admiración, se sabe deseada, disfruta siendo el centro de atención y se deja cortejar por el galán más guapo de su entorno. Pero un embarazo imprevisto y una boda precipitada cortan en seco sus devaneos juveniles, y cuando nace su hija Diane vierte sobre ella toda su frialdad, envidia y celos. Diane crecerá marcada por la carencia de afecto maternal e intentando comprender los motivos de la cruel actitud de su madre hacia ella. Años después, la fascinación por el verso de Alfred de Musset que da origen al título del libro la impulsará a estudiar ca... continue
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Gone Girl : A Novel by Gillian Flynn EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time)—now featuring never-before-published deleted scenes NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY TIME AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • Slate • Kansas City Star • USA Today • ... continue
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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Flaming epic of Civil War and Reconstruction.
637.
Goodbye Sarajevo : A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival by Atka Reid, Hana Schofield EN
Country: Europe / 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Description:
A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war
638.
Goodbye Tsugumi by Banana Yoshimoto EN
JapanDescription:
"An elegiac story of two young cousins coming of age at the Japanese seaside, Goodbye, Tsugumi is an enchanting novel"
639.
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Presents thirteen years of field research on the endangered mountain gorilla of the African rain forest.
640.
Granada : A Novel by Radwa Ashour EN
EgyptDescription:
Radwa Ashour skillfully weaves a history of Granadan rule and an Arabic world into a novel that evokes cultural loss and the disappearance of a vanquished population. The novel follows the family of Abu Jaafar the bookbinder—his wife, widowed daughter-in-law, her two children, and his two apprentices—as they witness Christopher Columbus and his entourage in a triumphant parade featuring exotic plants, animals, human captives from the New World. Embedded in the narrative is the preparation for the marriage of Saad, one of the apprentices, and Saleema, Abu Jaafar's granddaughter—which is elegant... continue