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From Austen to Tartt: The Best Books by Women

From Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Donna Tartt's The Secret History, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, there were plenty of novels we all read and loved.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
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Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
Marina Lewycka
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Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
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Dark Matter (Michelle Paver)
Dark Matter
Michelle Paver
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Kiss Me First (Lottie Moggarch)
Kiss Me First
Lottie Moggarch
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Suite Francaise (Irene Nemirovsky)
Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
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Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum (Kate Atkinson)
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
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Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
Judy Blume
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The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
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Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
Pat Barker
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
Murasaki Shikibu
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
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Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
Leslie Marmon Silko
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
A.S. Byatt
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
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