Find recommendations for books on women's lives, using fiction to highlight different cultures and times including ancient, modern, and even fantasy. These books are great for reading groups especially those interested in women's lives and women's history.
1. The Awakening
by Kate Chopin, Margo Culley (editor). Norton edition with biographical and context details.
2. Braided Lives
by Marge Piercy.3. The Summer Before the Dark
by Doris Lessing.4. The Color Purple
by Alice Walker.5. A Reckoning
by May Sarton.6. The Gate to Women's Country
by Sheri Tepper.7. The Trojan Women
in "Euripides II: Hecuba/Andromache/the Trojan Women/Ion." by Euripides, Richmond Lattimore (editor).8. Spring Moon: A Novel of China
by Bette Bao Lord.