Books written by female authors (3309)


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Kilmeny of the Orchard by Lucy Maud Montgomery EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Description:
When twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business. Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend -- but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon. With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart. But Kilmeny cannot speak, and Eric is concerned for and bewitched by this shy, sensitive mute girl. For the first time in his life Eric must work hard for something he wants badly. And there is nothi... continue

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Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo EN

Rating: 4 (43 votes)
Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
Description:
In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul, Kim Jiyoung--a millennial "everywoman"--spends her days caring for her infant daughter. Her husband, however, worries over a strange symptom that has recently appeared: Jiyoung has begun to impersonate the voices of other women--dead and alive, both known and unknown to her. Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that very person. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, Jiyoung's concerned husband sends her to a psychiatrist, who listens to her narrate her own life story--from her birth to a family who expec... continue

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Kinderland by Liliana Corobca EN

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Country: Europe / Moldova flag Moldova
Description:
Kinderland unfolds through the letters of a young girl to her absent parents. Her dispatches go unanswered, but they relay to a reader lively tales of cruel pranks and jovial reconciliations, pain and tenderness, despair and hope as these young children grow up alone with sadness, and longing. With her parents gone in search of work, twelve-year-old Cristina must act as a mother to her two younger brothers. Through her eyes, we roam the streets of a contemporary Moldovan village populated almost entirely with children and old people. Just as most of the inhabitants left their countryside and h... continue

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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler EN

Rating: 5 (7 votes)
Description:
From the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower and MacArthur “Genius” Grant, Nebula, and Hugo award winner The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. “I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm.” Dana’s torment begins when she suddenly vanishes on her 26th birthday from California, 1976, and is dragged through time to antebellum Maryland to rescue a boy named Rufus, heir to a slaveowner’s plantation. She soon realiz... continue

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Kings of Cypress Pointe - Bitter Regrets by Rachel Jonas und Nikki Thorne DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
WEST GOLDEN - leicht zu hassen, unmöglich, ihm zu widerstehen Blue Rileys Ruf ist zerstört, als das verhängnisvolle Video mit ihr und dem berüchtigten Quarterback der Cypress Prep School an die Öffentlichkeit gelangt. Und nicht nur das: Auch ihr Stipendium ist dadurch in Gefahr, während Wests Position als König von Cypress Pointe unangefochten bleibt. Doch Blue gibt nicht auf, sondern ist entschlossen, zurückzuschlagen und ihren Platz an der Eliteschule zu behalten. Für Blue ist West Golden gestorben, auch wenn es so scheint, als versuche er, sich mit ihr zu versöhnen, und der Verdacht aufkomm... continue

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Kings of Cypress Pointe - Sweet Revenge by Rachel Jonas und Nikki Thorne DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
West Golden - leicht zu hassen, unmöglich, ihm zu widerstehen West Golden ist der Star des Footballteams und der unangefochtene König der Cypress Prep. Niemand an der elitären Schule stellt seine Entscheidungen infrage oder zweifelt seine Autorität an. Als er im Safe seines Vaters anrüchige Fotos von Blue Riley, der neuen Schülerin in seinem Jahrgang, findet, hat er nur ein Ziel: ihr das Leben zur Hölle machen. Womit er nicht gerechnet hat: Blue ist die Erste, die sich ihm nicht unterordnet, sondern ihm die Stirn bietet. West ist fasziniert von dem blonden Mädchen mit der rebellischen Ader und... continue

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Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Africa / Uganda flag Uganda
Description:
Uganda's history reimagined through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan in an award-winning debut.


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Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A modern tale of unexpectedly falling in love, and finding your voice—the highly anticipated third installment of in the acclaimed and best-selling Meant to Be collection. Ariel del Mar is one of the most famous singers in the world. She and her sisters—together, known as the band Siren Seven—have been a pop culture phenomenon since they were kids. On stage, wearing her iconic red wig and sequined costumes, staring out at a sea of fans, is where she shines. Anyone would think she’s the girl who has everything. But lately, she wants more. Siren Seven is wrapping up their farewell tour, and Arie... continue

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Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue EN

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Country: Europe / Ireland flag Ireland
Description:
Fairytales with a twist from the Man Booker and Orange prize-shortlisted author of Room. In Kissing the Witch, Emma Donoghue unwinds thirteen fairy tales and writes them anew: Cinderella forsakes the handsome prince and runs off with the fairy godmother, Beauty discovers the Beast behind the mask is not so very different from the face she sees in the mirror, and Snow White is awakened from slumber by the bittersweet fruit of an unnamed desire. In these stories, Emma Donoghue reveals heroines young and old in unexpected alliances – sometimes treacherous, sometimes erotic, but always courageous.... continue