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The 200 Best Books by Female Authors - Page 3

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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The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
81
Eudora Welty
The Black Prince (Iris Murdoch)
The Black Prince
82
Iris Murdoch
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
83
Rita Mae Brown
The Bottle Factory Outing (Beryl Bainbridge)
The Bottle Factory Outing
84
Beryl Bainbridge
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
85
Anne Rice
The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
86
Maxine Hong Kingston
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
87
Leslie Marmon Silko
Delta of Venus (Anaïs Nin)
Delta of Venus
88
Anaïs Nin
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
89
Toni Morrison
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
90
Colleen McCullough
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
91
Adrienne Rich
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
92
Irish Murdoch
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
93
Octavia Butler
Offshore (Penelope Fitzgerald)
Offshore
94
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
95
Angela Carter
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
96
Marilynne Robinson
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
97
Jean Auel
The Transit of Venus
The Transit of Venus
98
July's People (Nadine Gordimer)
July's People
99
Nadine Gordimer
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
100
Joy Kogawa
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
101
Anne Tyler
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
102
Alice Walker
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
103
Isabel Allende
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
104
Marion Zimmer Bradley
American Primitive (Mary Oliver)
American Primitive
105
Mary Oliver
Foreign Affairs (Alison Lurie)
Foreign Affairs
106
Alison Lurie
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
107
Angela Carter
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
108
Sandra Cisneros
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
109
Anne Tyler
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
110
Margaret Atwood
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
111
Jeanette Winterson
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
112
Toni Morrison
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
113
Rosamunde Pilcher
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
114
Penelope Lively
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
115
Fannie Flagg
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
116
Banana Yoshimoto
The Bean Trees (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Bean Trees
117
Barbara Kingsolver
The Book of Ruth (Jane Hamilton)
The Book of Ruth
118
Jane Hamilton
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
119
Anne Tyler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
120
Amy Tan
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