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Goodreads "Best Woman-Authored Books"

"Best books by a female author", as voted by Goodreads users.
Despite the clumsy official title on Goodreads, I think this makes a good challenge that gets increasingly interesting and unpredictable the further one descends the list.
A few suspect and duplicate entries have been removed. Up to date as at 20th May, 2020.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
3
J.K. Rowling
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
4
Charlotte Brontë
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
5
Anne Frank
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
6
Margaret Atwood
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
7
Mary Shelley
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
8
Emily Brontë
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
9
Louisa May Alcott
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
10
Suzanne Collins
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
11
Kathryn Stockett
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
12
Margaret Mitchell
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
13
Sylvia Plath
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
14
Agatha Cristie
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
15
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
16
Alice Walker
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
17
Jane Austen
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
18
Lois Lowry
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
19
Jane Austen
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
20
S.E. Hinton
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
21
Daphne Du Maurier
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
22
L.M. Montgomery
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
23
Madeleine L'engle
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
24
Betty Smith
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
25
Jane Austen
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
26
Virginia Woolf
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
27
Maya Angelou
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
28
Audrey Niffenegger
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
29
Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
30
Virginia Woolf
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
31
Veronica Roth
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
32
Zora Neale Hurston
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
33
Anna Sewell
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
34
Fannie Flagg
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
35
Toni Morrison
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
36
Amy Tan
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
37
Alice Sebold
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
38
Diana Gabaldon
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
39
Barbara Kingsolver
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
40
Sue Monk Kidd
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