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Kristin Hannah's The Women offered an irresistible setup for me, so I was in for another Hannah novel The Women shines a light on the women who served pivotal roles in the Vietnam War--but whose existence Vietnam, its complex costs and its dark perception at home, and the truth about the many forgotten women I listened to The Women as an audiobook. Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book?

Victor LaValle's Lone Women begins in 1915 with a determined young woman, Adelaide Henry, covering her She's set on becoming a homesteader in Montana, one of the "lone women" taking the government up on its I love a Western, and Lone Women is largely set in rural Montana and involves the hardships of getting I've seen Lone Women listed as a horror book, and there are horrifying elements, but the novel is far I listened to the fascinating Lone Women as an audiobook.

The Golden Enclaves; and I'm listening to Weyward, Emilia Hart's debut novel, about witchcraft and strong women linked across three timelines. In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical suspicion of strong women.

The first in Alex White's Salvagers space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist A Big Ship is a space heist book with lots of action, strong women characters driving the plot, and a

Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines Looking for Jane is a story of women living in three timelines who are linked through decades by a mysterious letter--and by enormously important, recurring dilemmas for women through the ages: unexpected pregnancies , men's lack of equivalent responsibility for the activities of their sperm as compared to women and For more books I've Bossily reviewed featuring strong women, please click here.

ICYMI: I loved being along for the ride with Moyes's five strong women characters as they traveled through Wright traveled from England in hopes of adventure in her new married life; Margery is independent and strong-willed ; and together with three other women, they make up the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. Plunging into the unforgiving, beautiful, wild land, the women face dangers and surprises in order to Left Behind, The Ship of Brides (mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women

Emilia Hart's debut novel links women in three timelines through blood and a powerful connection to the In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical suspicion of strong women. rigid and at worst neglectful and cruel--and always holding the power, at least before the Weyward women The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail.

women who find themselves in the middle of this early seventeenth century witch hunt. review, check out The Manningtree Witches. 04 Weyward by Emilia Hart Emilia Hart's debut novel links women In Weyward, Emilia Hart's story of witchcraft and the natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical suspicion of strong women. rigid and at worst neglectful and cruel--and always holding the power, at least before the Weyward women

I loved the vivid setting and the strong women who find themselves in the middle of this early seventeenth hand, and dabbling in the Sami traditions of runes, poppets, or the playing of drums—or simply being a strong-willed woman helping to feed a village by manning fishing boats when the men are all lost—is enough to lead One standout for me was the strong women in the face of men's abuses of power and physical cruelty.

Lisa See offers a vivid peek at the lives of women in 15th century China, complete with a fascinating Lady Tan's Circle of Women is my first book club read of 2024, and wow, does this one start off with The title is interesting; since finishing I have thought more about the eclectic community of women that

playful adventure with a vivid Western setting, some steamy scenes, an unwavering best friendship between strong women, and a satisfying ending you may anticipate but won't mind in the least.

Different types of women's courage are shown in the World War II-era story as well as the more modern women. I was taken by how remarkable the story was of the women's lives during this time of turmoil. women will be tested beyond anything they imagined before the end of the war. What are some of your favorite books about brave women during World War II?

The premise of When Women Were Dragons is exquisite, the strong-woman elements are irresistible, and There are people who have problems with women, and alas, many of them are also women. Women Were Dragons. Beatrice follows her heart, and her strong spirit guides her without fail. When Women Were Dragons feels like the perfect book to read if you're a woman frustrated by recent changes

Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer The book jumps between 1940, the beginning of the women's forays into their secret duties and responsibilities I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about listed on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Books about Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women

Jessica Shattuck's The Women in the Castle felt different to me than many of the other World War II books trying to cobble together their lives during and after World War II, and the tone and the angle of The Women World War II stories, check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women

Antarctica" (which appears in the previously published short story collection Antarctica) explores a married woman's

I listened to the audiobook of Sherry Thomas's A Study in Scarlet Women, the first in her Lady Sherlock age, a time in which women have little choice and even less of a voice. Charlotte is strong-willed and an irresistible character. She is bristly yet caring, and her risky rejection of limitations for women is captivating. The "scarlet women" theme is fascinating.

That first book in that space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and

Set in sixth century Scotland, The Forgotten Kingdom traces the story of Languoreth, a strong, imprisoned There's appealing feminism--there are cultures of Wisdom Keepers and islands of strong women training

In her memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: select events of book reveals disturbing, ongoing abuse and frightening misuse of power while positioning Britney as a strong young woman with regret--but without expressed bitterness--about the intensely dark turn her life took This is a slim book, but in The Woman in Me, Spears opens up and feels vulnerable, shares her perspectives

That first book in the space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and

The Change explores the power of menopausal women and the poignant strength of friendship; supplies satisfying “Why do you think women are designed to outlive men? In Kristen Miller's novel The Change, set in Mattauk, Long Island, three women cope with various challenges The tone of The Change is largely campy, as middle-aged women heroines unite against the book's sometimes If you like books about strong women searching for missing girls, you might also like the book Before

feel anchored to the characters and the emotions, concerns, and life-and-death decisions the three women The world is unraveling on the cusp of World War II, and three strong women will be tested beyond anything We've got the strong, gruff Hanni with a heart of gold; young Ettie, who is idealistic and grows to be me feel anchored to the characters so that the emotions, concerns, and life-and-death decisions the women

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life and historical elements that add vivid layers to this story of Utah Territory, Mormonism, and strong women in the mid-nineteenth century. The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker, the author tells a tale of the interconnected lives of three women Jane (the character is inspired by the author's own ancestor of the same name) is a tough young woman When the US Army invades Utah late in the book, the women must flee into the desert to survive.

share that obsession, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women Abriel introduces an enormous shift that shakes things up enormously for both young women before the Florence Adler Swims Forever. 05 Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera Although the three interconnected women But the details of cooking, strong women's determination to survive, race relations, and life in 1924 a young volunteer, Bridie, over the course of three tumultuous days as the fiery, complex, capable women

delivery, Blue People, friendship, hardship, tragedy, and triumph that she first explored in The Book Woman The Book Woman's Daughter is Kim Michele Richardson's stand-alone sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Richardson writes about strong Kentuckians and their environment, and in The Book Woman's Daughter she The book's biggest strengths for me were the vivid setting and Richardson's powerful exploration of women's Click here for my review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.

The woman's matter-of-fact approach to life and her graceful ability to cope with her significant past upend the truest connection she's known--yet the relationship is based upon a web of lies from both women I was intrigued by the intersection of the women's personalities and lives, and Beagin kept me consistently

the mark of the Prophet and was promised to him, but she was far from the submissive, obedient young woman Brown's books offer endless food for thought and highlight infuriating circumstances; they are written by strong women who refuse to sit back and accept ongoing wrongdoing.

Abriel introduces an enormous shift that shakes things up enormously for both young women before the women. But the details of cooking, strong women's determination to survive, race relations, and life in 1924 a young volunteer, Bridie, over the course of three tumultuous days as the fiery, complex, capable women Donoghue immersed me fully in the moment-by-moment health and emotional crises; the women's determined

ends, ultimately shattered those primal beliefs, empowering humankind with the knowledge to unveil strange science lover, this title could very well do the trick. 04 Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Strong-willed, educated, independent, with wild streaks, the women set out to run the rough, boulder-strewn With an eclectic accompanying group--a zoologist, two amateur boatmen, and an expedition leader--the women I love a story about strong women in the past braving the wild.

Bohjalian's Hour of the Witch takes place in 1662 Boston, where strong-willed women like main protagonist Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life women see Hour of the Witch. 02 The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent Martha Carrier was one of the first women historical fiction tale centered around Martha and the twisted paranoia of the time that was aimed against strong women, the unusual, and the unknown.

Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian Bohjalian's Hour of the Witch takes place in 1662 Boston, where strong-willed women like main protagonist young Mary Deerfield are suspicious and frequently considered dangerous. Bohjalian traces infuriating injustices perpetuated against the female characters--who like the real-life women see Hour of the Witch. 02 The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent Martha Carrier was one of the first women women, the unusual, and the unknown.

educator Nagoski offers a practical, science-based, informative, nonjudgmental exploration of various women's I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual desire but not subjects of sexual pleasure; where sex is used as a weapon against women; and where women Emily Nagoski about the way women's sexuality works and why. feelings are at the center of women's sexuality; and to explain how women's experiences of sexuality

In and among these scenes, Sedaris shares strange, sweet, funny, pivotal moments with each of his living life and historical elements that add vivid layers to this story of Utah Territory, Mormonism, and strong women in the mid-nineteenth century. In The Fire and the Ore, Olivia Hawker tells a tale of the interconnected lives of three women in Utah When the US Army invades Utah and challenges Mormon leaders late in the book, the women must flee into

and she believes they're linked to the curse that the community believes has its hold on the Farrow women She would love to end the curse, the fraying of the Farrow women's minds, once and for all--by never review, check out Gregor the Overlander. 06 Weyward by Emilia Hart Emilia Hart's debut novel links women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical suspicion of strong women. rigid and at worst neglectful and cruel--and always holding the power, at least before the Weyward women

In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, my book club's most recent read, it's But I loved Williams's immersive story so much, I was in for all of Our Woman in Moscow's elements: Russia

Think of the women and children. All the empty places at dinner tables. The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

Our main protagonist puzzles and angers those around her by challenging the limitations of what women Russia and the Ukraine, Mila, along with so many others, enlists to fight alongside countrymen and -women women in the mid-nineteenth century. In The Fire and the Ore, Olivia Hawker tells a tale of the interconnected lives of three women in Utah When the US Army invades Utah and challenges Mormon leaders late in the book, the women must flee into

Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about When a local young woman goes missing, Chloe fights her rising panic. Is there another killer who preys on young women, one paying homage to the twentieth anniversary of her

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was a winning read for me. Appalachian setting? Check. I'm not sure why it took me so long to read Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is set in 1936 in the rural Appalachians, centering around the character The book's sequel is The Book Woman's Daughter, published earlier this year.

Evaristo offers a set of twelve interconnected stories about Black women in contemporary Britain and The twelve women in Girl, Woman, Other --each of whom gets a chapter to tell her story, which is often loyalty, and how each of these factors shape their past, present, and future identities as Black British women interconnected friendships, partnerships, loves, struggles, successes, and the ways in which these twelve women's Evaristo expresses the women's linked life stories using largely concrete language, without a lot of

Within the world of the book, these women are without freedoms or exposure to the outside world; their in the community—in some cases embracing and adding to their suffering because of what the elder women The story is built around the women's constant pain, with wives being beaten almost universally within find joy in secret reading and in books, women find strength and demand truth rather than secrecy, and --but also many other real-life women--to write a new history, one in which they enjoy freedoms and a

But the young woman he has found may have died of an ancient virus, and thawing the body for study could Emika Chen is an orphaned young woman in a futuristic New York City. #1) by Alex White The first in Alex White's Salvagers space opera series offers diverse characters, strong women, a heist setup, and, ultimately, a ragtag group of underdogs saving the day. A Big Ship is a space heist book with lots of action, strong female characters driving the plot, and

And although the three interconnected women faced sometimes staggeringly tragic challenges, Spera injects World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman The world is unraveling on the cusp of World War II, and three strong women will be tested beyond anything they imagined before the end of the war and the end of the book The strong, gruff Hanni has a heart of gold; young Ettie is idealistic and grows to be tough as nails me feel anchored to the characters so that the emotions, concerns, and life-and-death decisions the women

exposes age-old power mismatches; offers young characters agency; explores systemic violence against women It's about the infuriating, often tragic power mismatches between men and women, white and Black people review, please check out Hello Beautiful. 06 Weyward by Emilia Hart Emilia Hart's debut novel links women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical suspicion of strong women. rigid and at worst neglectful and cruel--and always holding the power, at least before the Weyward women

Restell is an intriguing, controversial, strong-willed, entrepreneurial figure. But Restell's story also swirls with weighty issues still relevant today--women's rights and autonomy volatile events of the time--particularly society's changing reactions to birth control, abortion, and women's and Other Deadly Garments Throughout History, She Kills Me: The True Stories of History's Deadliest Women

A Study in Scarlet Women was the first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery irresistible heroine, but a fascinating examination of gender in Victorian society--and what happens when women returns in all of her feisty, unconventional, clever glory, despite the significant constraints on women cast of strong, defiant, clever women assessing and intuiting their way to the truth. A Study in Scarlet Women is the first book in Sherry Thomas's gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes mystery

Click here for my full review of Nobody Will Tell You This But Me. 07 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious as

The young women's wartime experiences take Viv to glamorous Harrod's, settle Grace in a dusty old bookshop II stories, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women Quinn makes the urgency of World War II code breaking come alive through the stories of three young women The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer I love a World War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about