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From Austen to Tartt: The Best Books by Women

From Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, there were plenty of novels we all read and loved.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
2
Margaret Atwood
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
3
Donna Tartt
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
4
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
5
Marina Lewycka
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
6
Gillian Flynn
Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
Dark Matter
7
Michelle Paver
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
8
Maya Angelou
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
9
Sylvia Plath
Kiss Me First (Lottie Moggarch)
Kiss Me First
10
Lottie Moggarch
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
11
Lionel Shriver
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
12
Emily Bronte
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
13
Mary Shelley
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
14
Jane Austen
Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
Suite Francaise
15
Irene Nemirovsky
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
16
Louisa May Alcott
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
17
Agatha Christie
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
18
Toni Morrison
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
19
Virginia Woolf
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
20
J.K. Rowling
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
21
Emma Donoghue
Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
22
Kate Atkinson
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
23
Judy Blume
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
24
Alice Sebold
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
25
Pat Barker
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
26
Zora Neale Hurston
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
27
Murasaki Shikibu
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
28
Charlotte Bronte
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
29
Djuna Barnes
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
30
Nella Larsen
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
31
Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
32
Ursula K. Le Guin
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
33
Jane Austen
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
34
Toni Morrison
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
35
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
36
Muriel Spark
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
37
Leslie Marmon Silko
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
38
A.S. Byatt
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
39
Edith Wharton
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
40
Marjane Satrapi
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