Books written by female authors (3274)
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Vaste est la prison : roman by Assia Djebar FR
AlgeriaDescription:
" Vaste est la prison qui m'écrase ", dit la complainte berbère qui ouvre ce roman sur l'Algérie des femmes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Comme dans le présent algérien s'entremêlent ici des tragédies, des passions et des mutations, celles de femmes presque toujours en mouvement : la narratrice dans le désert et le silence d'une passion amoureuse, l'aïeule qui à quatorze ans épouse un riche septuagénaire, la mère quittant le voile pour rendre visite en France à son fils prisonnier politique, et tant d'autres figures féminines peintes comme des " fugitives et ne le sachant pas ", improvisant leurs c... continue
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Veertig zweepslagen by Lubna Ahmad-al Hussein NL
SudanDescription:
Op 3 juli 2009 zat Lubna Ahmad Al-Hussein met vrienden in een groot restaurant in Khartoum. Plotseling viel de politie binnen en arresteerde haar en nog elf andere vrouwen wegens hun `onfatsoenlijke kledij : onder hun traditionele tuniek en sluier droegen ze een `sarwal , een soort broek die door de politie als verboden wordt beschouwd. Ze werd veroordeeld tot veertig zweepslagen. Lubna was niet de enige die dit overkwam: in Sudan worden hiervoor jaarlijks meer dan 40.000 vrouwen gearresteerd. Lubna besloot haar veroordeling wereldkundig te maken en het vonnis uit alle macht aan te vechten. Ze... continue
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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia EN
Country: North America / 
Mexico
Mexico
Description:
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they’re both desperate to find. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, She Reads, Library Journal • “An adrenalized, darkly romantic journey.”—The Washington Post Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends he... continue
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto EN
IndonesiaDescription:
A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in ... continue
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Verdad, La by Riikka Pulkkinen ES
FinlandDescription:
Un relato profundamente sutil e intenso sobre un secreto de familia don se abordan las distintas formas de amar y perdonar, y cómo la memoria juega con nuestros recuerdos para protegernos de los más dolorosos. Para mitigar el sufrimiento de su abuela Elsa, una reconocida psicóloga infantil que padece una enfermedad incurable, Anna Ahlqvist le ofrece compartir los pequeños placeres que ambas adoran: hornear pasteles, disfrazarse juntas o improvisar un picnic en el parque. Durante uno de esos momentos de cálida intimidad, Anna se prueba un viejo vestido y una puerta que parecía cerrada para siem... continue
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Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen ... continue
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Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank : A Short Story by Elle Cosimano EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
From New York Times bestselling author Elle Cosimano, comes Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank—a hilarious short story diving into Finlay Donovan's partner-in-crime Vero's past. Anyone can spot a window of opportunity, but not everyone can manage to fall straight through one. Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of stealing money from her college sorority, she packs up and heads to her cousin Ramón's apartment, planning to change her name and start over, away from backstabbing girls and university drama (and far, far a... continue
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