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Some of Peggy's Favorite Books Written by Women

I thought it would be easy to find my favorite 100 books by women. It was not.
Turns out I have way more than 100 favorite books by women, but I'm tired of adding and deleting books to this list so here is the most recent edition.
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
1
Flannery O'Connor
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
2
Marilynne Robinson
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
3
Elizabeth Strout
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow
4
Mary Doria Russell
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
5
Dorothy Allison
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
6
Pearl S. Buck
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
7
Charlotte Bronte
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
8
Muriel Spark
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
9
Ruth Ozeki
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching
10
Zora Neale Hurston
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
11
E.Annie Proulx
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
12
Flannery O'Connor
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
13
Carson McCullers
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
14
Caitlin Moran
Bellman & Black (Diane Setterfield)
Bellman & Black
15
Diane Setterfield
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
16
Barbara Kingsolver
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
17
Toni Morrison
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn
18
Nora Ephron
Genius Squad (Catherine Jinks)
Genius Squad
19
Catherine Jinks
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts
20
Eliza Clark
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven
21
Mieko Kawakami
Dietland (Sarai Walker)
Dietland
22
Sarai Walker
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
23
Lori Gottlieb
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
24
Michelle Alexander
Postcards (Annie Proulx)
Postcards
25
Annie Proulx
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
26
Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
27
Donna Tartt
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
29
Octavia E Butler
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
30
Elizabeth Strout
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
31
Toni Morrison
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
32
Michelle McNamara
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (Lorrie Moore)
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?
33
Lorrie Moore
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
34
Margaret Atwood
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
35
Kate DiCamillo
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
36
Louise Rennison
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs
37
Mieko Kawakami
Moxie (Jennifer Mathieu)
Moxie
38
Jennifer Mathieu
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
39
Betty Smith
The Mountain Story (Lori Lansens)
The Mountain Story
40
Lori Lansens
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