Fiction with Strong Female Characters

Try these books if you're looking for:
  • Female characters
  • Fiction
  • Conversational style
The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd
F KIDD
After her "stand-in mother," a bold black woman named Rosaleen, insults the three biggest racists in town, Lily Owens, whose life has been defined by the tragic death of her mother, joins Rosaleen on a journey to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they are taken in by three black, bee-keeping sisters who show them the true meaning of love and family.

These Is My Words
By Nancy E. Turner
F TURNER
Based on the real-life exploits of the author's great-grandmother, this fictionalized diary vividly details one woman's struggles with life and love in frontier Arizona at the end of the last century.



The Persian Pickle Club
By Sandra Dallas
F DALLAS
In 1930s Harveyville, Kansas, Rita Ritter, a recent arrival, is invited to join the Persian Pickle Club, but her interest in journalism brings her dangerously close to a secret the club has sworn to keep.


The Joy Luck Club
By Amy Tan
F TAN
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughters' memories and feelings.

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