Books written by female authors (3291)
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Songbirds : A Novel by Christy Lefteri EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices. "It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold." Yiannis is a poacher, trapping the tiny protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus as they migrate each year from Africa to Europe and selling them on the black market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha, who works on th... continue
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Sóniechka by Liudmila Ulitskaia ES
RussiaDescription:
Sonia, una chica judía poco agraciada, confiere a los personajes de ficción la misma categoría que a las personas. En Sverdlovsk, donde trabaja en una biblioteca, conoce al pintor Víktorovich, que ha viajado mucho por Europa y cumplido varios años de reclusión en un campo de trabajo soviético. Siguen años de felicidad conyugal coronada con el nacimiento de la hija de ambos, Tania. El interés de Sóniechka hacia la literatura se desvanece; la familia, las labores de la casa, ocupan ahora su vida. Esa felicidad se verá truncada con la aparición de una amiga de Tania, Yasia, de la que Víktorovich ... continue
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Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach, Jud Newborn EN
BelarusDescription:
A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO COMMEMORATE 80 YEARS SINCE THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS OF 1943 Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the gripping true story of five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World War II. The thrilling story of their courage and defiance, brought to life in the Oscar-nominated film Sophie Scholl - The Final Days, is beautifully told in this special 80th anniversary edition of Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn's critically acclaimed work. Acclaim for Sophie Scholl and the White Rose: 'The animated narrative reads like a suspense nove... continue
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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
"This novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesn't know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going. By the time Martha finds out what is wrong, it doesn't really matter anymore. It is too late to get the only thing she has ever wanted. Or maybe it will turn out that you can stop loving someone and start again from nothing - if you can find something else to want."--Provided by publisher.
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"--
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Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena EN
LatviaDescription:
The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter
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Sovietistan : Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland EN
NorwayDescription:
An unforgettable journey through Central Asia, one of the most mysterious and history-laden regions of the world. Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture, and landscapes unlike anywhere else in the world. Traveling alone, Erika Fatland is a true adventurer in every sense. In Sovietistan, she takes the reader on a compassionate and insightful journey to explore how their Soviet heritage has influenced these countries, with governments e... continue
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Soy una tonta por quererte by Camila Sosa Villada ES
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
En plena decada de los años 90 una mujer se gana la vida como novia de alquiler de hombres gays. En un fumadero de Harlem una travesti latina conoce íntimamente nada menos que a Billie Holiday. Un grupo de rugbiers regatea el precio de una noche de sexo y a cambio recibe su merecido. Monjas, abuelas, niños y perros nunca son lo que parecen... Los nueve relatos que componen este libro están habitados por personajes extravagantes y profundamente humanos que se enfrentan de maneras tan extrañas como ellos mismos a una realidad ominosa. Soy una tonta por quererte... continue
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Space Invaders : A Novel by Nona Fernández EN
Country: South America / 
Chile
Chile
Description:
A dreamlike evocation of a generation that grew up in the shadow of a dictatorship in 1980s Chile Space Invaders is the story of a group of childhood friends who, in adulthood, are preoccupied by uneasy memories and visions of their classmate Estrella González Jepsen. In their dreams, they catch glimpses of Estrella’s braids, hear echoes of her voice, and read old letters that eventually, mysteriously, stopped arriving. They recall regimented school assemblies, nationalistic class performances, and a trip to the beach. Soon it becomes clear that Estrella’s father was a ranking government offic... continue