Books written by female authors (3325)



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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo EN

Rating: 5 (5 votes)
Country: Asia / Israel flag Israel
Description:
Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're right back to fighting for their lives. Double-crossed and badly weakened, the crew is low on resources, allies, and hope. As powerful forces from around the world descend on Ketterdam to root out the secrets of the dangerous drug known as jurda parem, old rivals, and new enemies emerge to challenge Kaz's cunning and test the team's fragile loyalties. A war will be waged on the city's dark and twisting streets -- a battle for revenge and redemp... continue

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Crops : Anthology of Qatari short stories

Crops : Anthology of Qatari short stories by Kalthm Jabr, Dalal Khalifa, et al. EN

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Country: Asia / Qatar flag Qatar
Description:
This collection of Qatari short stories was edited by Dr. Amir Al-Azab and translated by Samar Hammood Alchichakli.

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Crossing the Farak River by Michelle Aung Thin EN

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Country: Asia / Myanmar flag Myanmar
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"Original Australian edition published in 2019 by Allen & Unwin as part of the Through my eyes series, under the title Hasina"--Copyright page.

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Crow by Amy Spurway EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
This Crow will ruffle a few feathers. When Stacey Fortune is diagnosed with three highly unpredictable -- and inoperable -- brain tumours, she abandons the crumbling glamour of her life in Toronto for her mother Effie's scruffy trailer in rural Cape Breton. Back home, she's known as Crow, and everybody suspects that her family is cursed. With her future all but sealed, Crow decides to go down in a blaze of unforgettable glory by writing a memoir that will raise eyebrows and drop jaws. She'll dig up "the dirt" on her family tree, including the supposed curse, and uncover the truth about her mys... continue

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Cry of the Kalahari by Owens, Mark and Delia EN

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This account of the authors' seven-year stay in Africa's Kalahari wilderness covers their adventures of survival, their contact with curious and dangerous animals, and the establishment of their conservation research project.

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Crying in H Mart : A Memoir by Michelle Zauner EN

Rating: 4 (14 votes)
Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Orego... continue

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Cuando Las Palomas Cayeron Del Cielo by Sofi Oksanen ES

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Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
1941: In Communist-ruled, war-ravaged Estonia, two men are fleeing from the Red Army--Roland, a fiercely principled freedom fighter, and his slippery cousin Edgar. When the Germans arrive, Roland goes into hiding; Edgar abandons his unhappy wife and takes on a new identity as a loyal supporter of the Nazi regime.