Category womens fiction
The Last Time I Saw You, by Elizabeth Berg (2010)
Five estranged high school classmates gather at their 40th reunion. This mid-life check in isn’t what they had imagined, but it alters the course of some of their lives. Summary A 40th high school reunion brings five former classmates back together. Each has their own motivations, hopes and expectations for the night. And each brings […]
Where’d You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple (2012)
Fifteen year old Bee (short for Bala Krishna) Branch goes to the literal ends of the earth to find her eccentric missing mother. Time and Place: Now. Seattle, Washington. Antarctica. Summary Bernadette Fox is that crazy friend you had in college before you lost touch. You sort of want to reconnect with her, but you’re […]
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, by Rebecca Wells (1996)
Sidda has been disowned by her eccentric Southern mother, and searches for past truths that could help them forgive and heal. Time and Place: Depression-era Louisiana to present-day Seattle. Summary Siddalee Walker is a 40 year old stage director living in New York, but her roots are all Southern. She grew up on a cotton plantation […]
Whitethorn Woods, by Maeve Binchy (2006)
A wishing well in the town of Rossmore, Ireland brings people together in surprising ways. Time and Place: The last 50 years, Rossmore, Ireland and points beyond. Summary Near the small town of Rossmore, Ireland there lies Whitethorn Woods, and at its edge is a well dedicated to St. Ann. This has become a wishing […]
The Signature of All Things, by Elizabeth Gilbert (2013)
A sweeping saga of one extraordinary woman’s life, spanning from her influential family’s origins to her emergence as a gifted evolutionary botanist in the first half of the 19th century. Summary Born in Pittsburgh 5 days after the world rang in the year 1800, Alma Whittaker begins a life of curious privilege Indulged intellectually by her […]
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See (2005)
In a love story spanning decades, two girls share the struggles and heartaches of their lives as they grow into women in nineteenth-century China. Summary Narrated as a memoir, the story is told by an elderly woman named Lily, recounting her life from girlhood and her extraordinary friendship with a woman named Snow Flower. Lily […]
The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger (2003)
Clare has loved Henry since she was 6 and he was 36, but she married him when she was 23 and he was 31. Henry battles with Chrono-Displacement Disorder, or involuntary time travel. Summary Clare is the daughter of a wealthy family, and first meets Henry in a grove behind her house. She is a […]
Big Little Lies, by Liane Moriarty (2014)
A small town, first day of school, a mysterious death at an elementary school fundraiser, great coffee, and parents behaving badly. Totally normal life, except for the death part. Summary Pirriwee seems to be an idyllic beach community of caring and involved parents, surfers, and a really excellent cozy café. But something happened at Pirriwee […]
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