Books written by female authors (2902)
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Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One by Raphaelle Giordano EN
FranceDescription:
This enchanting, feel-good novel was a runaway no.1 bestseller in France, parking itself in the top ten for 56 weeks. "You're probably suffering from a type of acute routinitis." "A what?" "Acute routinitis. Finding it hard to feel happy despite an abundance of material wealth, a feeling of disillusionment and lethargy, amongst other things." "But . . . How do you know all that?" "I'm a routinologist." "A routino-what?" At thirty-eight and a quarter years old, Paris native Camille has everything she needs to be happy: a good job, a loving husband, a wonderful son. Why then does she feel as if ... continue
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Country: Asia / 
South Korea
South Korea
Description:
From the acclaimed author and translator of Cursed Bunny, a fresh, uncanny, and utterly profound collection of stories set in near and distant futures that reflect our deepest fears—and deepest desires. Bora Chung’s inimitable blend of horror, absurdity, and dark humor reaches its peak in these tales of loss and discovery, dystopia and idealism, death and immortality. In a thrilling translation by the acclaimed Anton Hur, readers will experience a variety of possible fates for humanity, from total demise via a disease whose only symptom is casual cannibalism to a world in which even dreams can... continue
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DenmarkDescription:
'Utterly, agonisingly compulsive ... a masterpiece' Liz Jensen, Guardian The second volume in The Copenhagen Trilogy, the searing portrait of a woman's journey through love, friendship, ambition and addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers Forced to leave school early, Tove embarks on a chequered career in a string of low-paid, menial jobs. But she is hungry: for poetry, for love, for real life to begin. As Europe slides into war, she must navigate exploitative bosses, a Nazi landlady and unwelcome sexual encounters on the road to hard-won independence. Yet sh... continue
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Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson EN
Description:
An art expert joins a detective to investigate a horrific murder on a Swedish island, leading them to a mystery rooted in Viking rites and Scandinavia's deepest, darkest winter. The Queen of French Noir returns with a chilling, utterly captivating historical thriller, based on a true story. Art expert Emma Lindhal is anxious when she's asked to appraise the antiques and artefacts in the infamous manor house of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, on the island of Storholmen, where a young woman was murdered nine years earlier, her killer never found. Emma must work alone, and the Gussman famil... continue
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Yummah by Sarah A. Al Shafei EN
BahrainDescription:
Khadeeja is a child who is forced into womanhood early. She is compelled to marry a man much older than she through arranged marriage and lives a world of hardships from then on. Her mother dies soon after her wedding, leaving her with a husband she hardly knows and two brothers she knows nothing of. Khadeeja learns to love her husband and win his love in return, but just as she thought her life was a beautiful love story her precious son dies from a scorpion bite. Grief and sadness become her new best friends. Her husband, whom she can't live without, abandons her without warning and she is l... continue
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Zangvogels by Christy Lefteri NL
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Nisha, die als hulp op Cyprus werkt, is zeeën overgestoken om haar kind in Sri Lanka een toekomst te geven. Overdag zorgt ze voor de dochter van Petra, een alleenstaande moeder; haar eigen kleine meisje probeert ze 's nachts via het schermpje van haar telefoon op te voeden. Nisha's geliefde Yiannis is stroper. Hij vangt kleine zangvogeltjes die onderweg van Afrika naar Europa op Cyprus neerstrijken. Maar hij droomt van een nieuw leven samen met Nisha - een droom die in rook opgaat als zij plotseling spoorloos verdwenen is.
Als de politie weigert de zaak te onderzoeken, gaan Pet... continue
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Zeina by Nawāl Saʻdāwī, Nawal El Saadawi EN
EgyptDescription:
"More than any other woman, Nawal El Saadawi has come has come to embody the trials of Arab feminism."--San Francisco Chronicle "The leading spokeswoman on the status of women in the Arab World."--Guardian "Saadawi writes with directness and passion."--The New York Times Bodour, a distinguished literary critic and university professor, carries with her a dark secret. As a young university student, she fell in love with a political activist and gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Zeina, whom she abandoned on the streets of Cairo. Zeina grows up to become one of Egypt's most beloved entertai... continue
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Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
They stand by side on the rock, facing out to sea. They are hidden from land here. Even spies would see nothing of them. It is spring 1917 in the Cornish coastal village of Zennor, and the young artist Clare Coyne is waking up to the world. Ignoring the whispers from her neighbours, she has struck a rare friendship with D.H. Lawrence and his German wife, who are hoping to escape the war-fever of London. In between painting and visits to her new friends she whiles away the warm days with her cousin John, who is on leave from the trenches, harbouring secrets she couldn't begin to understand. But... continue
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Zero by Gine Cornelia Pedersen EN
NorwayDescription:
"Gina Cornelia Pedersen debuted with this explosive novel, which won the prestigious Tarjei Vesaas First Book Award. Compared, in its home country of Norway, with a 'punk rock single', the unique lyrical style and frank description of life with mental health problems have come together to create on of the most exciting works of fiction from Scandinavia in recent years."--Cover
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Zinky Boys : Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War by Svetlana Alexievich EN
UkraineDescription:
Winner of the Nobel Prize: "For her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time." --Swedish Academy, Nobel Prize citation