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The 200 Best Books by Female Authors - Page 2

A subjective collection of some of the most lauded books by female authors, presented in chronological order, with a noticeable skew towards modern English-language fiction.
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Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
41
Ayn Rand
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
42
Elizabeth Bowen
Rebecca (Daphne Dumaurier)
Rebecca
43
Daphne Dumaurier
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
44
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
45
Agatha Cristie
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
46
Christina Stead
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
47
Carson McCullers
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
48
Betty Smith
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
49
Ayn Rand
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lingden)
Pippi Longstocking
50
Astrid Lingden
The Pursuit of Love (Nancy Mitford)
The Pursuit of Love
51
Nancy Mitford
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
52
Eudora Welty
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
53
Dodie Smith
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
54
Simone De Beauvoir
The Lottery and Other Stories (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery and Other Stories
55
Shirley Jackson
Memoirs of Hadrian (Marguerite Yourcenar)
Memoirs of Hadrian
56
Marguerite Yourcenar
Martha Quest (Doris Lessing)
Martha Quest
57
Doris Lessing
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
58
Flannery O'Connor
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
59
Flannery O'Connor
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
60
Anya Seton
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
61
Iris Murdoch
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
62
Patricia Highsmith
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
63
Ayn Rand
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
64
Shirley Jackson
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
65
Harper Lee
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
66
Muriel Spark
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
67
Doris Lessing
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
68
Sylvia Plath
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
69
Mary McCarthy
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
70
Madeleine L'engle
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
71
Shirley Ann Grau
The Late Bourgeois World (Nadine Gordimer)
The Late Bourgeois World
72
Nadine Gordimer
Live or Die (Anne Sexton)
Live or Die
73
Anne Sexton
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
74
Jean Rhys
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
75
Joan Didion
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
76
Joyce Carol Oates
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
77
Maya Angelou
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (New Jersey)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
78
New Jersey
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
79
Joan Didion
The Collected Stories (Jean Stafford)
The Collected Stories
80
Jean Stafford
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