Books written by female authors (3328)


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Blessed Are the Dead : An Emmanuel Cooper Mystery by Malla Nunn EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Eswatini flag Eswatini
Description:
Detective Emmanuel Cooper returns to solve a darkly romantic mystery in this rich and complex novel by Malla Nunn, author of Let the Dead Lie and A Beautiful Place to Die. Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper returns in this powerful, atmospheric novel about two communities forced to confront each other after a murder that exposes their secret ties and forbidden desires in apartheid South Africa, by award-winning author Malla Nunn. The body of a beautiful seventeen-year-old Zulu girl, Amahle, is found covered in wildflowers on a hillside in the Drakensberg Mountains, halfway between her father’s... continue

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Blind Goddess by Anne Holt EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Small-time drug dealer is found battered to death on the outskirts of Oslo. A young Dutchman, walking aimlessly in Oslo, covered in blood, is taken into custody but refuses to talk.

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Blind Sight by Tanya R. Taylor EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Description:
Lucille Pfiffer sees, but not with her eyes. She lives with her beloved dog Vanilla ("Nilla" for short) in a cozy neighborhood that is quite "active" due to what occurred in the distant past. Though totally blind, she plays an integral role in helping to solve pressing and puzzling mysteries, one right after the other, which, without her, might remain unsolved. The question is: How can she do any of that with such a handicap?

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Bliss and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield EN

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This is a collection of work from Katherine Mansfield, a writer of short fiction. In the title story, we meet Bertha, a young married woman, who experiences a blissful sexual awakening, only to be cruelly disillusioned.


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Block, Delete, Move On : It's Not You, It's Them by Lalalaletmeexplain EN

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*One of Cosmopolitan's 2022 hot new releases* 'This book will change lives' - Tracey Cox 'Possibly the best book on relationships I have ever read' - Jess Megan _____________________________________________________________ Have you ever been on a disastrous date and vowed never to use apps again? Are you blaming yourself for the things going wrong in your love life? Do you always seem to become attached to people who treat you badly? The sad truth is that when it comes to modern dating, there are a whole host of challenges and hurdles to overcome. From ghosting and negging to gaslighting and a... continue

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Bloemblad van zee by Isabel Allende NL

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
Twee jonge Spanjaarden ontvluchten Spanje vanwege de Burgeroorlog en bouwen in Chili een nieuw leven op.

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Blomsterdalen by Niviaq Korneliussen NO

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Description:
HVAD ER MIT NAVN? JEG HAR IKKE ET NAVN, JEG ER BARE ET TAL. Hun oplevede det første selvmord, da hun var tretten. Selv vil hun begraves mellem de høje fjelde i den østgrønlandske by Tasiilaq, hvor de navnløse grave på kirkegården i Blomsterdalen er dækket med blå, røde og pink plastikblomster, der skriger i den rene sne. Hun har en kæreste, hun elsker, en omsorgsfuld familie, og hun er lige kommet ind på universitetet i Aarhus. Verden står åben, men intet føles rigtigt, og gradvist begynder verden at snævre sig ind omkring hende, og en nedtælling begynder. Blomsterdalen er en kuldslået og fand... continue

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Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf by Malika Moustadraf EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Morocco flag Morocco
Description:
An arabophone cult classic traces the impact of power, abuse, and illness on the body, by Morocco's foremost writer of life on the margins.

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Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar EN

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Country: South America / Peru flag Peru
Description:
Debut novel by Peruvian author viscerally revisits Peru's recent, traumatic history through the eyes of three women