Last year I turned 50. To celebrate, I wrote a post suggesting books with strong female characters over 50, stories about empowered women who were living a great second act in their lives. Now I am about to turn 51 and am finding myself in the mood for even more novels about older women. So I have created a new reading list.
This list is longer and broader, and the characters are more diverse—you'll find a murderer, a few scientists, a space traveler, a detective or two, a famous actress, and an entrepreneur, along with homemakers, grandmothers, and retirees. The women in these stories range in age from age 50 to 110 and represent a wide variety of experiences, personalities, and genres. All these novels feature older women as crucial characters. Enjoy!
