Books written by female authors (3278)


3001.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow : A novel by Gabrielle Zevin EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A JIMMY FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. "Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is one of the best books I've ever read." —John Gree... continue

3002.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow : A novel by Gabrielle Zevin EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. "Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity.... One of the best books I've ever read." —John Green On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harv... continue

3003.

Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE These are beguiling, provocative stories about manipulative men and the women who outwit them, about destructive marriages and curdled friendships, about mothers and sons, about moments which change or haunt a life. Alice Munro's stories surprise and delight, turning lives into art, expanding our world and shedding light on the strange workings of the human heart.

3004.

Too Much Lip : A Novel by Melissa Lucashenko EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
A gritty and darkly hilarious novel quaking with life--winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Award--that follows a queer, First Nations Australian woman as she returns home to face her family and protect the land of their ancestors. Wise-cracking Kerry Salter has spent her adulthood avoiding two things: her hometown and prison. A tough, generous, reckless woman accused of having too much lip, Kerry uses anger to fight the avalanche of bullshit the world spews. But now her Pop is dying and she's an inch away from the lockup, so she heads south on a stolen Harley for one last visit. Kerry plans t... continue


3006.

Touba and the Meaning of Night by Shahrnush Parsipur EN

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Country: Asia / Iran flag Iran
Description:
An Iranian woman forges her own path through life in this “stylishly original contribution to modern feminist literature” (Publishers Weekly). After her father’s death, fourteen-year-old Touba takes her family’s financial security into her own hands by proposing to a fifty-two-year-old relative. But, intimidated by her outspoken nature, Touba’s husband soon divorces her. When she marries again, it is to a prince with whom she experiences tenderness and physical passion and bears four children—but their relationship sours when he proves unfaithful. Touba is granted a divorce, and as her unconve... continue

3007.

Touch by Adania Shibli EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Palestine flag Palestine
Description:
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.



3010.

Tracks : A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback by Robyn Davidson EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
The author recounts her almost two-thousand mile journey across Australia with nothing but a dog and some camels for company.