Books about Great and Brave Women

Discover inspiring books about great and brave women who changed history. Explore powerful stories of courage, leadership, and resilience in this curated collection of must-read biographies and memoirs.

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Sarah

by Orson Scott Card

Sarai was a child of ten years, wise for her age but not yet a woman, when she first met Abram. He appeared before her …
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Rebekah

by Orson Scott Card

The second book in Card's trilogy focusing on the women of the Book of Genesis features Rebekah. Chosen by God for a special destiny, Rebekah …
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Rachel & Leah

by Orson Scott Card

This third book of Card's Women of Genesis series traces the intertwined lives of four women celebrated in the Bible: Leah, oldest daughter of Laban; …
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Rahab's story

by Ann Burton

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
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The Triumph of Deborah

 

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Women of the Bible: Jael's Story

by Ann Burton

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
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The Garden of Ruth

by Eva Etzioni-Halevy

The author deftly interweaves history and fiction to create a compelling exploration of a prominent biblical figure. Told through the voices of both Osnath, niece …
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The Song of Hannah

by Eva Etzioni-Halevy

Once childhood friends, Hannah and Pninah become rivals for the man who has married them both. Despite their differences, the women must learn to live …
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Queenmaker

 

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Abigail's story

by Ann Burton

A compelling new series that focuses on the courageous women of the Bible begins with the story of Abigail. As Abigail grows to love David, …
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Bathsheba

by Roberta Kells Dorr

No summary available.
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Avishag

by Yael Lotan

Of the scant female biblical characters, few are as intriguing as Avishag the Shunammite: a young girl brought from the obscurity to the court of …
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Wisdom's daughter

by India Edghill

The author of "Queenmaker" penned this vivid and richly-textured rendition of the biblical tale of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
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Hadassah

by Tommy Tenney

Jews celebrate the story of sweet Esther and evil Haman every Purim.
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The Memoirs of Cleopatra

 

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Eleanor of Aquitaine

by Alison Weir

In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world. Renowned …
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Innocent Traitor

by Alison Weir

I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction …
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Nightingales

 

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Evita

by Nicholas Fraser

In the colorful, tumultuous setting of postwar Argentina, Eva Peron wielded a power--spiritual and practical--that has few parallels outside of hereditary monarchy. In this "fascinating, …
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The rage and the pride

 

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Shackled Warrior

by Caroline B. Glick

Islamic supremacism, European cultural disaggregation, American vacillation, and Israeli timidity and confusion. These are the main social contexts that inform political and strategic developments of …