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100 Books by (White) Women Everyone Must Read - Page 2

Inspired by For Harriet's list of 100 Books by Black Women Everyone Must Read, I have compiled a complimentary list of books written by white women. The colour of their skin, however, was less important to me than the fact that they are and were women whose names are mostly unknown. This is because only very few female authors received important literary prizes in the past, and because even today most authors featured in popular book recommendation lists are male. By offering this very subjective list of books written by European and American women, I am hoping to add a few names to those that come to mind when you think of great female writers. There could have been many more featured on the list. If you miss someone, please feel free to leave your own recommendation in the comment section.
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One Child
One Child
41
People in Glass Houses. (Shirley Hazzard)
People in Glass Houses.
42
Shirley Hazzard
Sommerhouse, Later. (Judith Hermann)
Sommerhouse, Later.
43
Judith Hermann
Rat Girl (Kristin Hersh)
Rat Girl
44
Kristin Hersh
Edith's Diary (Patricia Highsmith)
Edith's Diary
45
Patricia Highsmith
Fear Not. (Ann Holt)
Fear Not.
46
Ann Holt
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
47
Shirley Jackson
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (P. D. James)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
48
P. D. James
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
49
Susanna Kaysen
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
50
Irmgard Keun
Country of My Skull (Antjie Krog)
Country of My Skull
51
Antjie Krog
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
52
Harper Lee
The Brothers Lionheart (Astrid Lindgren)
The Brothers Lionheart
53
Astrid Lindgren
1987: Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
1987: Moon Tiger
54
Penelope Lively
Giving Up the Ghost (Hilary Mantel)
Giving Up the Ghost
55
Hilary Mantel
The Silent Duchess
The Silent Duchess
56
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
57
Carson McCullers
A Place of Execution (Val Mcdermid)
A Place of Execution
58
Val Mcdermid
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
59
Anne Michaels
The Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller)
The Drama of the Gifted Child
60
Alice Miller
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
61
Margaret Mitchell
The Hunger Angel (Herta Müller)
The Hunger Angel
62
Herta Müller
Carried Away (Alice Munro)
Carried Away
63
Alice Munro
Cities of the Interior (Anais Nin)
Cities of the Interior
64
Anais Nin
The Character of Rain (Amelie Nothomb)
The Character of Rain
65
Amelie Nothomb
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
66
Flannery O'Connor
A Garden of Earthly Delights
A Garden of Earthly Delights
67
The Baby Trap. (Ellen Peck)
The Baby Trap.
68
Ellen Peck
Meat Market. (Laurie Penny)
Meat Market.
69
Laurie Penny
Machine Dreams
Machine Dreams
70
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
71
Sylvia Plath
Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter
Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter
72
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
73
Annie Proulx
A Demon in My View (Ruth Rendell)
A Demon in My View
74
Ruth Rendell
On Lies, Secrets and Silence
On Lies, Secrets and Silence
75
Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea. (Morgan Callan Rogers)
Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea.
76
Morgan Callan Rogers
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
77
J.K. Rowling
A Certain Smile (Francoise Sagan)
A Certain Smile
78
Francoise Sagan
Journal of a Solitude (May Sarton)
Journal of a Solitude
79
May Sarton
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
80
Alice Sebold
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