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Goodreads "Best Woman-Authored Books" - Page 4

"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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Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
121
Natalie Babbitt
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
122
Liane Moriarty
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
123
Dorothy Allison
The Earthsea Trilogy
The Earthsea Trilogy
124
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
125
Mary Stewart
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
126
Helene Hanff
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
127
Helen Keller
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
128
Octavia Butler
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
129
Jung Chang
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
130
Hilary Mantel
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
131
Donna Tartt
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
132
Alison Bechdel
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
133
Suzanne Collins
Eleanor & Park (Rainbow Rowell)
Eleanor & Park
134
Rainbow Rowell
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
Inkheart
135
Cornelia Funke
The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)
The Year of the Flood
136
Margaret Atwood
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
137
Cheryl Strayed
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
138
Gail Carson Levine
Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Wives and Daughters
139
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
140
Flannery O'Conner
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
141
Shirley Jackson
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
142
Stephenie Meyer
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
143
Malala Yousafzai
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
144
Elizabeth Gilbert
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
145
Ursula K. Le Guin
Practical Magic (Alice Hoffman)
Practical Magic
146
Alice Hoffman
Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater)
Shiver
147
Maggie Stiefvater
The Casual Vacancy (J.K. Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy
148
J.K. Rowling
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
149
Rosamunde Pilcher
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
150
Philippa Gregory
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
151
Tatiana De Rosnay
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
152
Isabel Allende
New Moon (Stephanie Meyer)
New Moon
153
Stephanie Meyer
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
154
Chimamanda Ngozi Achibie
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
155
Judy Blume
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
156
Nicole Krauss
Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
Throne of Glass
157
Sarah J. Maas
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
158
Kate Atkinson
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
159
Laura Hillenbrand
Gaudy Night (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night
160
Dorothy L. Sayers
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