Contemporary Women


What Alice Forgot
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars, #1)
The Undomestic Goddess
Where the Crawdads Sing
Beach Read
Always the Last to Know
Dance Away with Me
Evvie Drake Starts Over
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Same Beach, Next Year (Lowcountry Tales, #11)
The Vegetarian
The Secret History
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Growing Future Operators by Rick MendesJus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterBuck by M.K. AsanteBeen So Long by Adrienne ThompsonBeen So Long 2 by Adrienne Thompson
Stories from the Soul
54 books — 74 voters
The Wine of Angels by Phil RickmanEvil Intent by Kate CharlesThe Risk of Darkness by Susan         HillElmer Gantry by Sinclair LewisIn Prior's Wood by G.M. Malliet
Best Novels Featuring Women Clergy
19 books — 10 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettTo the Grave by Caitlin MossJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHouse of Belonging by Andrea ThomeCalifornia Sister by Gloria Mattioni
Women Finding Themselves
129 books — 55 voters
Atomic Summer by Elaine D WalshHow Should a Person Be? by Sheila HetiGone Girl by Gillian FlynnNW by Zadie SmithThe Earthquake Machine by Mary Pauline Lowry
Best Women's Fiction 2012
5 books — 10 voters

HUSH MONEY by Deborah HarrisHouse of Belonging by Andrea ThomeThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Devil Wears Prada by Lauren WeisbergerThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
32 books — 20 voters

Taking inspiration from her own experiences as a wife, mother, principal and teacher, Ellick creates a realistic and thought-provoking modern scenario for readers to ponder, based on a well-documented historic trend.
Bainbridge Island Review

Leïla Slimani
She feels suddenly sentimental. This is what it's like, being a mother. It makes her a bit silly sometimes. The most banal moments suddenly seem important. Her heart is stirred by the smallest things. ...more
Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny

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