Books written by female authors (3328)
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Bride and Groom by Alisa Ganieva EN
RussiaDescription:
Runner-up for 2015 Russian Booker Prize. From one of the most exciting voices in modern Russian literature, Alisa Ganieva, comes Bride and Groom, the tumultuous love story of two young city-dwellers who meet when they return home to their families in rural Dagestan. When traditional family expectations and increasing religious and cultural tension threaten to shatter their bond, Marat and Patya struggle to overcome obstacles determined to keep them apart, while fate seems destined to keep them together—until the very end. Alisa Ganieva (b. 1985) grew up in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Her literary d... continue
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class, but when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Even though she runs faster than him, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever and funny and not a bit soppy. And it is Leslie who invents Terabithia, the secret country on an island across the creek where he can escape his troublesome family.The only way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Leslie become King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories and dreams, and plotting against their enemies. They are invinci... continue
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Bridgerton : The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons Book 2) by Julia Quinn EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
# 1 New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for season two of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Anthony Bridgerton in the second of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family. ANTHONY’S STORY This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. Th... continue
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Bridgerton [TV Tie-In] : The Duke and I by Julia Quinn EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince--while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable...but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed ... continue
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Brief aan Cooper en de wereld by Dalilla Hermans NL
RwandaDescription:
Ik wil je meenemen in mijn levensverhaal, zodat je je eigen verhaal beter
zult snappen en zult kunnen plaatsen. Ik wil met de wereld delen wat het
doet met een mens, opgroeien in een zee van wit als een wolkje bruin.
Ik schrijf deze verhalen voor jou en voor mezelf. Voor de samenleving en
voor mijn zoon.'
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Briefly Perfectly Human : Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End by Alua Arthur EN
GhanaDescription:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead better, more fulfilling and authentic lives, from America's most visible death doula. "A truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have, what we do with it, and how we let go of this world.... There is no one I'd trust more to guide me through an understanding of death, and how it informs life." -- Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey and The Book of Two Ways "Briefly Perfectly Human is a beautiful, raw, light-bringing experience. Alua's v... continue
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Brieven in de nacht by Hoda Barakat NL
LebanonDescription:
Sombere brieven, zonder adres of afzender, geschreven door mensen die gevlucht of verbannen zijn aan een geliefd iemand.
398.
ThailandDescription:
"Explores the quality of human resilience through the adventures of Kampol Changsamran, a young boy left behind by his parents after their break-up"--
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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
January 1978. Tallahassee. When sorority president Pamela Schumacher is startled awake at 3 a.m. by a strange sound, she's shocked to encounter a scene of implausible violence - two of her friends dead and two others, maimed
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Brightly Shining by Ingvild Rishøi EN
NorwayDescription:
"Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a bestseller. Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees near where the family lives in central Oslo, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all need. Soon, the fridge fills with food, and their father returns home with money in his pocket and a smile on his f... continue