Top 10 books for women

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Remember me

#1: Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella

One day, 25-year-old Lexi Smart is having a terrible day: her boyfriend stood her up, her father just passed away, and she was the only employee at work not to receive the annual holiday bonus. The next day, she wakes up in the hospital. Only it’s not the next day...[read more]

 

 

Time traveler's wife

#2:The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

When they first met, Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six. When they got married, Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. It seems impossible, but it’s not. Henry is a time traveler with no control over his gift. By collecting random memories, he and Clare build a life together filled with love, passion and heartbreak.

 

 

Other Boleyn girl

#3: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory

At age 14, Mary Boleyn comes to court and catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. But soon the king’s interest begins to wane and she must step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne.

 

 

Bean trees

#4: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover

In a beat-up car, high-school graduate Taylor Greer escapes her poor hometown in rural Kentucky. In her travels she’s given a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle. With motherhood thrust upon her, Taylor struggles to establish a life for her new makeshift family.

 

 

Memory keeper's daughter

#5: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards

In 1964, a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. He recognizes that one has Down Syndrome and makes a life-altering decision. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and to keep her birth a secret. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own.

 

 

Can you keep a secret

#6: Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella

When Emma thinks her plane’s about to crash, she spills all her secrets to a stranger on the flight—secrets about her relationship and her job. Unfortunately, this stranger turns out to be the boss of her entire company. Embarrassed, Emma doesn’t tell anyone about their secret encounter, or about how he asked her out.

 

 

Lovely bones

#7: Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

On her way home from school, 14-year-old Suzie Salmon is lured by her neighbor Mr. Harvey into an underground den in his backyard, where he rapes and murders her. The story follows Suzie from the other side as she watches her family grieve and tries to help them solve the mystery of her death.

 

 

Something borrowed

#8: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffen

On her thirtieth birthday, Rachel makes a huge mistake. She has a drunken affair with her old friend Dex, who just happens to be her best friend’s fiancé. Guilt and love combine as Rachel and Dex get caught up in a secret romance. But is love worth losing a lifelong friendship?

 

 

Undomestic goddess

#9: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Workaholic lawyer Samantha Sweeting made a mistake that cost her firm 50 million pounds. In a meltdown, she boards a train to the country. When she stops at a beautiful estate, the homeowners mistake her for an interviewee and hire her as a housekeeper. Unfortunately, Samantha can’t cook or clean, so she seeks the help of the sexy gardener. She soon realizes that her life-altering mistake may have saved her life.

 

Water for elephants

#10: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

At the height of the Depression, Jacob Jankowski joins a second-rate circus that’s struggling to survive through one-night stands in town after town. Jacob meets Marlena, the beautiful star of the equestrian act; her husband, August, a charismatic but cruel animal trainer; and Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable—until Jacob finds a way to reach her.

 

 
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