Heather's Fearless Female List
Heather's Fearless Females ListMeet Heather and her list: I've worked at six of the Phoenix Public Libraries in many different roles and have loved each one.  Back in my days of freedom, I had ample time to read.  I loved books about strong women surviving difficult times.  Now that I'm a mother of three, I read more about cats in hats and hungry caterpillars.  These novels are worth staying up to read once the kids are in bed.








 Gone with the wind by Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.   Gone with the wind
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949.
After the Civil War sweeps away the genteel life to which she has been accustomed, Scarlett O'Hara s ...
 
 These is my words : the diary of Sarah Agnes Prine ... by Turner, Nancy E., 1953-   These is my words : the diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 : Arizona Ter ...
Turner, Nancy E., 1953-
"Inspired by the author's original family memoirs, this absorbing story introduces us to the questin ...
 
 Cane River by Tademy, Lalita.   Cane River
Tademy, Lalita.
"Lalita Tademy had always been intensely interested in her family's stories, especially ones about h ...
 
 Island beneath the sea : a novel by Allende, Isabel.   Island beneath the sea : a novel
Allende, Isabel.
"The story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny ...
 
 The physick book of Deliverance Dane : a novel by Howe, Katherine.   The physick book of Deliverance Dane : a novel
Howe, Katherine.
While readying her grandmother's abandoned home for sale, Connie Goodwin discovers an ancient key in ...
 
 Newes from the dead by Hooper, Mary, 1948-   Newes from the dead
Hooper, Mary, 1948-
In 1650, while Robert, a young medical student, steels himself to assist with her dissection, housem ...
 
 Frida : a novel by Mujica, Barbara Louise.   Frida : a novel
Mujica, Barbara Louise.
"Frida Kahlo, world famous artist and cultural icon, lived a life full of extremes. Crippled by poli ...
 
 Cold mountain by Frazier, Charles, 1950-   Cold mountain
Frazier, Charles, 1950-
"Based on local history and family stories passed down by the author's great-great-grandfather, Cold ...
 
 Calligraphy of the witch by Gaspar de Alba, Alicia, 1958-   Calligraphy of the witch
Gaspar de Alba, Alicia, 1958-
 
 Daughter of fortune : a novel by Allende, Isabel.   Daughter of fortune : a novel
Allende, Isabel.
"Orphaned at birth, Eliza Sommers is raised in the British colony of Valparaiso, Chile, by the well- ...
 
 Memoirs of a geisha : a novel by Golden, Arthur, 1957-   Memoirs of a geisha : a novel
Golden, Arthur, 1957-
"Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world wher ...
 
 My name is Mary Sutter by Oliveira, Robin.   My name is Mary Sutter
Oliveira, Robin.
Traveling to Civil War-era Washington, D.C., to tend wounded soldiers and pursue her dream of becomi ...
 
 Bound by Gunning, Sally.   Bound
Gunning, Sally.
Alice Cole spent her first seven years living in two smoky, crowded rooms in London with her family. ...
 
 The Other Boleyn Girl : a novel by Gregory, Philippa.   The Other Boleyn Girl : a novel
Gregory, Philippa.
The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry ...
 
 Year of wonders : a novel of the plague by Brooks, Geraldine.   Year of wonders : a novel of the plague
Brooks, Geraldine.
"When an infected bolt of cloth carries plague from London to an isolated mountain village, a housem ...
 
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