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Bean
Trees
by Barbara Kingsolver
Kentucky native Marietta Greer changes her name and
her life on a road trip to Arizona. She is given a baby
and must find a job when her car dies in Tucson. Refreshingly
upbeat.
Bee
Season
by Myla Goldberg
Nine year Eliza has always been the average child in
her family until she wins her first spelling competition.
Her family's reaction to this change in her sparks a
change in all their relationships causing the family
to spiral into chaos. Eliza's mother is one of the most
unusual mothers in fiction.
Bridget
Jones's Diary
by Helen Fielding
A year in the life of a singleton determined to improve
herself. Hilarious diary entries keep us up to date
on her progress with her love life, weight loss and
professional life.
Divine
Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
As a daughter struggles to understand her mother and
her own childhood, she comes to accept the imperfect
love her mother had to offer and learns that forgiveness
brings its own rewards.
Ellen
Foster
by Kaye Gibbons
A bright and engaging 11 year old heroine decides to
take charge of her life after the death of her abusive
father.
Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
by Fannie Flagg
Set in a small Alabama train stop in the 1930's. Various
women's voices tell the story, as the chapters jump
back and forth through time.
Gone
With the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett O'Hara is one of the most famous characters
in American fiction; discover this southern belle in
the original.
House
of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
Lily Bart doesn't quite fit the mold; raised to be ornamental
she isn't quite ready to sell herself to the highest
bidder in the marital marketplace. The consequences
of her decision drive the action of the novel.
Jane
Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
The author described her heroine "as poor and plain
as myself." Jane's troubled life in school and
then as a governess has enthralled readers for over
100 years.
Like
Water for Chocolate
by Laura Esquivel
Tita is the youngest of three daughters in a turn of
the century Mexican family. She falls in love, but cannot
marry, because she must take care of her mother according
to tradition. When her sister marries her lover instead,
magical realism carries the story forward to a funny
look at love, life and food.
Maisie
Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
A mix of war story, mystery and romance. Maisie works
her way up from the servant ranks to private investigator
in WW1 era England.
Member
of the Wedding
by Carson McCullers
Twelve year old Frankie thinks that as a member of the
wedding party she will be big part of her brother's
new life. Tall, awkward, and lonely she devises strange
plans help herself belong.
Mists
of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Arthurian legend told from the point of view of
the women behind the throne. Camelot's politics and
intrigue take place at a time when Christianity is taking
over the island-nation of Britain; Christianity vs.
Faery, and God vs. Goddess are dominant themes.
One
Thousand White Women
by Jim Fergus
A "what if" novel of the American West. May
Dodd keeps a journal of her participation in a secret
government "Brides for Indians" program.
Pride
and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
The classic story of the five Bennet daughters and their
mother's attempts to get them all married.
No.
1 Ladies Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
Set in Botswana, Precious Ramotswe sets out to help
people in her town by using commonsense, intuition and
intelligence.
Rebecca
by Daphne DuMaurier
Classic twentieth century gothic novel. The chilling
story of the second Mrs. De Winter, the mansion Manderlay
and the death of Rebecca.
Red
Tent
by Anita Diamant
Dinah, the only daughter of Jacob and his four wives,
tells the woman's side of life in biblical times.
Sister
Carrie
by Theodore Dreiser
The story of Carrie Meeber, an 18-year-old country girl
who moves to Chicago and becomes a kept woman, was strong
stuff at the turn of the century. Today it is regarded
as the "first masterpiece of the American naturalistic
movement."
A
Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
An Iowa farmer decides to give his property to his three
daughters before his death. Just like King Lear, family
secrets are revealed and tragedy ensues.
Vanity
Fair
by William Thackerey
Becky Sharp's rise from poverty during the Napoleonic
wars is chronicled in this satire of upper class English
society.
A
Yellow Raft in Blue Water
by Michael Dorris
A generational story of three Native American women
living in Montana faced with hardships and joined by
blood and secrets. Each woman tells her own story to
make a complete picture of the family struggle.
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Belvedere-Tiburon Library, 2005
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