Books With Unforgettable Heroines
Discover unforgettable heroines in this curated book list, featuring The Poisonwood Bible, Wicked, and The Memoirs of Cleopatra—stories of fierce women, resilience, and timeless character.
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Wicked
by Gregory Maguire
When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.
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Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
by Fannie Flagg
Beginning in 1952, Daisy Fay Harper's journal chronicles the young girl's growth from a lonely and insecure eleven year old to the self-assured, flamboyant winner of the Miss Mississippi contest six years later
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Peachtree Road 10th Anniv Edition
by Anne Rivers Siddons
Tenth anniversary edition! Set amidst the grandeur of Old Southern aristocracy, here is a novel that chronicles the turbulent changes of a great city--Atlanta--and tells the story of love and hate between a man and a woman. When Lucy comes to live with her cousin, Sheppard, and his family in the great house on Peachtree Road, she is an only child, never expecting that her reclusive young cousin will become her lifelong confidant and the source of her greatest passion and most terrible need. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Sabine's Notebook
Griffin & Sabine, the most creative and discussed bestseller of 1991, left readers on the edge of a precipice. In the second volume of this inventiive trilogy, they begin--along with Griffin--the fall. Told through strangely beautiful postcards and richly decorated letters--that actually must be taken from their envelopes to be read--the story is also culled from the sketchbook and diary kept by the possibly unreal Sabine. Full color throughout.
