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Some of Peggy's Favorite Books Written by Women

I thought it would be easy to find my favorite 100 books by women. It was not.
Turns out I have way more than 100 favorite books by women, but I'm tired of adding and deleting books to this list so here is the most recent edition.
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
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Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
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The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
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Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
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A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
10
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching (Zora Neale Hurston)
11
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
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How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
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Bellman & Black (Diane Setterfield)
Bellman & Black (Diane Setterfield)
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The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
Heartburn (Nora Ephron)
19
Genius Squad (Catherine Jinks)
Genius Squad (Catherine Jinks)
20
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
Boy Parts (Eliza Clark)
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Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
Heaven (Mieko Kawakami)
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Dietland (Sarai Walker)
Dietland (Sarai Walker)
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
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The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander)
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Postcards (Annie Proulx)
Postcards (Annie Proulx)
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
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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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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
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Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
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Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (Lorrie Moore)
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? (Lorrie Moore)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
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Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Louise Rennison)
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Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
Breasts and Eggs (Mieko Kawakami)
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Moxie (Jennifer Mathieu)
Moxie (Jennifer Mathieu)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
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The Mountain Story (Lori Lansens)
The Mountain Story (Lori Lansens)
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