An intergenerational saga about three Nigerian women: a novel about food, family, and forgiveness. Spanning three continents, Butter Honey Pig Bread tells the interconnected stories of three Nigerian women: Kambirinachi and her twin...
Women
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Author:Ekwuyasi, FrancescaSummary: - Author:Nagoski, Amelia, Nagoski, EmilySummary:
This groundbreaking book explains why women experience burnout differently than men--and provides a simple, science-based plan to help women minimize stress, manage emotions, and live a more joyful life. The gap between what it's really...
- Author:Keim, JudithSummary:
When Ann Rutherford's husband dumps her for the bimbo in his office, unfairly leaving her without a home or a job, she reluctantly joins forces with Rhonda DelMonte to convert Rhonda's Florida seaside estate into the small upscale hotel...
- Author:Granfield, LindaSummary:
This book tells the story of Canada's war brides. 48,000 young women met and married Canadian servicemen in Europe during World War II. Nothing could have prepared them for their experience in this new land. Some regretted their hasty...
- Author:Lepore, JillSummary:
A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States.
- Author:Scott, SusanSummary:
Body & Soul: Stories for Skeptics and Seekers is a spiritual journey through experiences that can be liberating but also awkward and sometimes even dangerous, because women are so often excluded from conversations about spirituality...
- Author:Carley, DianneSummary:
Forced intimacies, dead dogs, errant balloons, a troubled chef's encounter with ethereal Swedish lesbians, all form this remarkable short story collection, Bodies in Trouble, depicting characters coping with faltering relationships,...
- Author:Robinson, JaneSummary:
"In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither...
- Author:Warland, BetsySummary:
It is rare for an author to re-enter one of her books published twenty years ago. In the first edition of Bloodroot, Warland traced how a mother's shared gender with her daughter can shape the very anatomy of narrative itself. In...
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Author:Ladouceur, Barbara, Spence, PhyllisSummary:In this bestseller, thirty-six Canadian war brides recount their early lives, their involvement in wartime duties, the magical/funny moments when they met their Canadian husbands-to-be and their journeys from Britain to Canada. The...
- Author:Smith, LeeSummary:
Crystal Spangler leaves Appalachia to attend college and follow her dreams, but something lurking in the shadow of Black Mountain is calling her back, something that will change her life forever.
- Author:Morrow, JennieSummary:
Bird Shadows is a playful tale of eccentricities, misconceptions, and misogyny. While working on a personal spiritual project, an irreverent artist encourages her religious sister to rethink the marriage that seems to be killing her...
- Author:Moriarty, LianeSummary:
Sometimes it's the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal... A murder... a tragic accident... or just parents behaving badly' What's indisputable is that someone is dead. But who did what? Big Little Lies follows three women,...
- Author:McCormick, Peter, Greene, IanSummary:
As a judge, Beverley McLachlin is known for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and Canadians. As chief justice, she led the way to assisted suicide legislation, greater recognition...
- Author:Franz, MargaretSummary:
The courageous life and tragic death of a brave and passionate young social worker and prison justice advocate, caught up in the terror of a hostage-taking at the B.C. Penitentiary in June 1975.
- Author:Pohl-Weary, Emily, Merril, JudithSummary:
Judith Merril was a pioneer of twentieth-century science fiction, a prolific author, and editor. She was also a passionate social and political activist. In fact, her life was a constant adventure within the alternative and experimental...
- Author:Hong Fincher, LetaSummary:
On the eve of International Women's Day in 2015, the Chinese government arrested five feminist activists and jailed them for thirty-seven days. The Feminist Five became a global cause celebre, with Hillary Clinton speaking out on...
- Author:FARRER, HelenSummary:
Written in the hope that the specifically female aspects of a woman's life might be better understood. This book describes common disorders, coping with them, and when medical help should be sought.
- Author:Taylor, SylviaSummary:
A rich and diverse tapestry weaving together the many voices, narratives, skills, and talents of women up and down the coastal Pacific Northwest who devote their lives and careers to the sea. Beckoned by the Sea celebrates coastal women...
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Author:Fletcher, CrystalSummary:Three women, three countries, three stories—the destinies of a Thai in prison for murdering her husband, a Cambodian longing for a child, and a Laotian Hmong refugee are threaded together by the tears leftover from the Vietnam War. Each...
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