Great Novels by Outstanding Female Authors

Submitted by Julia on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:59
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  • THE BELL JAR by Sylvia Plath*
  • BELOVED by Toni Morrison
  • BONE PEOPLE by Keri Hulme
  • EMMA by Jane Austen
  • THE FOUNTAINHEAD by Ayn Rand
  • FRENCHMAN'S CREEK by Daphne du Maurier
  • GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING by Tracy Chevalier
  • JANE EYRE by Emily Bronte
  • THE JOY LUCK CLUB by Amy Tan
  • THE KITCHEN GOD'S WIFE by Amy Tan
  • THE LACUNA by Barbara Kingsolver
  • THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout
  • THE POISONWOOD BIBLE by Barbara Kingsolver
  • THE STONE DIARIES by Carol Shields
  • A THOUSAND ACRES by Jane Smiley*
  • THE SHIPPING NEWS by E. Annie Proulx
  • ROBBER BRIDE by Margaret Atwood*
  • REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier
  • SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen
  • PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
  • WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte
  • PARADISE by Toni Morrison
  • POSSESSION by A. S. Byatt
  • SONG OF SOLOMON by Toni Morrison
  • WE WERE THE MULVANEYS by Joyce Carol Oates
  • PRODIGAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver
  • THE NATURE OF WATER AND AIR by Regina McBride
  • PERSUASION by Jane Austen
Author Comments: 

Many of the books on this list contain mature subject matter that in my opinion would be inappropriate and disturbing to children.

stac09/28/1999

What an excellent compilation! I am especially fond of "The Robber Bride." Also, I know it is a little Pop-Culturish, but many of the books on Opera's Book Club are written by women, and most are fabulous.

Julia09/28/1999

I just found the site at www.oprah.com. Many thanks for providing what looks to be a potentially excellent place to find a good/great book. :)