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The Best Women Authors of All Time - Page 2

Discover a list of the best novels written by women authors that have made a significant impact, covering a wide range of genres and styles. Explore the works of these talented writers and be inspired by their storytelling.
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The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
41
Jhumpa Lahiri
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
42
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
43
Isabel Allende
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things
44
Elizabeth Gilbert
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
45
Diana Gabaldon
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
46
Sarah Waters
The Luminaries (Eleanor Catton)
The Luminaries
47
Eleanor Catton
No Time Like the Present (Nadine Gordimer)
No Time Like the Present
48
Nadine Gordimer
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
49
Karen Russell
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
50
Ruth Ozeki
The Little Red Chairs (Edna O' Brien)
The Little Red Chairs
51
Edna O' Brien
A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
A Complicated Kindness
52
Miriam Toews
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
53
Kate Atkinson
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
54
Ann Patchett
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
55
Emma Donoghue
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Lacuna
56
Barbara Kingsolver
The Hollow (Agatha Christie)
The Hollow
57
Agatha Christie
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
58
Sue Monk Kidd
Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time (Penelope Lively)
Ammonites and Leaping Fish: A Life in Time
59
Penelope Lively
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
60
Jennifer Egan
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
61
Arundhati Roy
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
62
A.S. Byatt
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
63
Kiran Desai
The Bone People (Keri Hulme)
The Bone People
64
Keri Hulme
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
65
Penelope Fitzgerald
The Sea, the Sea (Irish Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
66
Irish Murdoch
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
67
Emma Staub
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
68
Yaa Gyasi
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
69
Emily St John Mandel
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
70
Sylvia Plath
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
71
Zora Neale Hurston
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
72
Lauren Groff
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
73
Maria Semple
The Witches of New York (Ami McKay)
The Witches of New York
74
Ami McKay
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
75
Ali Smith
The Interestings (Meg Wolitzer)
The Interestings
76
Meg Wolitzer
The First Bad Man (Miranda July)
The First Bad Man
77
Miranda July
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
78
Tayari Jones
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird) (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy Novak (Boy, Snow, Bird)
79
Helen Oyeyemi
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
80
Daphne Du Maurier
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