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Goodreads "Best Woman-Authored Books" - Page 3

"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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The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
81
Edith Wharton
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
82
Flannery O'Connor
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
83
Edith Wharton
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
84
Toni Morrison
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
85
Arundhati Roy
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
86
Ursula K Le Guin
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
87
Willa Cather
The Yellow Wall-Paper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wall-Paper
88
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
89
Virginia Woolf
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
90
Susanna Kaysen
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
91
Margaret Atwood
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
92
Dodie Smith
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
93
Elizabeth Gaskell
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
94
Isak Dinesen
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
95
Patricia Highsmith
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Emma Orczy)
The Scarlet Pimpernel
96
Emma Orczy
My Familiar Stranger (Victoria Danann)
My Familiar Stranger
97
Victoria Danann
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
98
George Eliot
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
99
Annie Proux
Room (Emma Donaghue)
Room
100
Emma Donaghue
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
101
Ayn Rand
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
102
Stephenie Meyer
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
103
Rebecca Skloot
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
104
Zadie Smith
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
105
Paula Hawkins
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
106
Elizabeth Gaskell
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
107
Stella Gibbons
One for the Money (Janet Evanovich)
One for the Money
108
Janet Evanovich
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
109
Helen Fielding
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
110
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
111
Ayn Rand
The Boxcar Children (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
The Boxcar Children
112
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbery)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
113
Muriel Barbery
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
114
Anne Tyler
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
115
Diane Setterfield
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
116
Muriel Spark
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
117
Octavia E. Butler
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
118
Anne Brontë
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
119
Astrid Lindgren
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
120
Tracy Chevalier
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