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100 Must Read Books by Women Authors - Page 2

I've tried to make this list as diverse as possible in subject, time, place and author. It is however limited to books that are easily available in English and to books I've actually read - and I can't be interested in everything.
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The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
41
Sarah Waters
The Boleyn Inheritance (Philippa Gregory)
The Boleyn Inheritance
42
Philippa Gregory
The Improbability of Love (Hannah Rothschild)
The Improbability of Love
43
Hannah Rothschild
Elizabeth Is Missing (Emma Healey)
Elizabeth Is Missing
44
Emma Healey
Last Train to Istanbul (Ayse Kulin)
Last Train to Istanbul
45
Ayse Kulin
First Term at Trebizon (Anne Digby)
First Term at Trebizon
46
Anne Digby
The Story of O (Pauline Reage)
The Story of O
47
Pauline Reage
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
48
Noel Streatfeild
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
49
Louisa May Alcott
A Perfect Life (Raphaella Barker)
A Perfect Life
50
Raphaella Barker
Message From an Unknown Chinese Mother (Xinran)
Message From an Unknown Chinese Mother
51
Xinran
Women in Dark Times (Jacqueline Rose)
Women in Dark Times
52
Jacqueline Rose
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
53
Roxane Gay
The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking
54
Iris Chang
Headscarves and Hymens (Mona Eltahawy)
Headscarves and Hymens
55
Mona Eltahawy
Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape (Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti)
Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape
56
Jaclyn Friedman, Jessica Valenti
I Never Called It Rape (Robin Warshaw)
I Never Called It Rape
57
Robin Warshaw
Virgin or Vamp (Helen Benedict)
Virgin or Vamp
58
Helen Benedict
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women
59
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Burnt Toast (Teri Hatcher)
Burnt Toast
60
Teri Hatcher
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
61
Mindy Kaling
Vagina: A New Biography (Naomi Wolf)
Vagina: A New Biography
62
Naomi Wolf
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
63
Nancy Mitford
Your Voice in My Head (Emma Forrest)
Your Voice in My Head
64
Emma Forrest
Tiny Beautiful Things (Cheryl Strayed)
Tiny Beautiful Things
65
Cheryl Strayed
Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)
Men Explain Things to Me
66
Rebecca Solnit
The S&M Feminist (Clarisse Thorn)
The S&M Feminist
67
Clarisse Thorn
Blackout (Sarah Hepola)
Blackout
68
Sarah Hepola
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes O
Crazy Salad and Scribble Scribble: Some Things About Women and Notes O
69
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
70
Simone De Beauvoir
The Wrong Knickers (Bryony Gordon)
The Wrong Knickers
71
Bryony Gordon
The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule)
The Stranger Beside Me
72
Ann Rule
Feminism Is for Everybody (Bell Hooks)
Feminism Is for Everybody
73
Bell Hooks
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
74
Sigrid Undset
The Trouble With Goats and Sheep (Joanna Cannon)
The Trouble With Goats and Sheep
75
Joanna Cannon
Eve Was Framed (Helena Kennedy)
Eve Was Framed
76
Helena Kennedy
Woman at Point Zero (Nawal Saadawi)
Woman at Point Zero
77
Nawal Saadawi
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (Emily Nagoski)
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
78
Emily Nagoski
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
79
Helen MacDonald
Brick Lane
Brick Lane
80
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