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Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History March 2021
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The lost apothecary : a novel
by Sarah Penner
Secretly dispensing poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them, a London apothecary triggers unintended consequences that shape three lives across multiple centuries.
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The hare : a novel
by Melanie Finn
Raised to be obedient by a stern grandmother, a 1980s art student has an affair with a worldly con man before finding herself abandoned and struggling for survival in a cabin with her young daughter.
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Detransition, Baby
by Torrey Peters
A trans woman, her detransitioned ex and his cisgender lover build an unconventional family together in the wake of heartbreak and an unplanned pregnancy, in a book by the author of the novella, Infect Your Friends and Loved Ones.
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A certain hunger : a novel
by Chelsea G. Summers
A passionate food critic who travels the world to sate her appetites for wonderful food and sex reflects on how her early years on an idyllic farm led to her culinary career and violent psychopathic impulses.
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The wife upstairs
by Rachel Hawkins
Supplementing her modest income by stealing small valuables from her gated-community clients, a broke dog-walker endeavors to win the heart of a wealthy bachelor before learning his late wife’s own rags-to-riches story.
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The four winds
by Kristin Hannah
A Depression-era woman confronts a wrenching choice between fighting for the Dust Bowl-ravaged land she loves in Texas or pursuing an uncertain future in California. By the best-selling author of The Nightingale.
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Aftershocks : a memoir
by Nadia Owusu
An award-winning essayist combines literary memoir and cultural history to examine her personal struggles with her mixed-heritage identity and the emotional trauma of her mother’s abandonment and father’s dark secrets.
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Let me tell you what I mean
by Joan Didion
"From the universally acclaimed, best-selling author of the National Book Award-winning The Year of Magical Thinking: ten pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Each one is classic Didion: incisive, bemused, and stunningly prescient"
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The beauty in breaking : a memoir
by Michele Harper
A female, African American ER physician describes how her own life and encounters with her patients led her to realize that every human is broken and recognizing that and moving towards a place of healing can bring peace and happiness.
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Hood feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot
by Mikki Kendall
An award-winning writer and frequent guest speaker presents a compelling critique of today’s black feminist movement that argues that modern activism needs to refocus on health care, education and safety for all women instead of a privileged few.
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Speak, Okinawa : a memoir
by Elizabeth Miki Brina
An American woman whose parents met in U.S.-occupied Okinawa, her mother a war bride, her father a Vietnam veteran, describes the complicated, embattled dynamics of her family and the feelings of shame and self-loathing that plagued her cultural heritage.
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Reclaiming her time : the power of Maxine Waters
by Helena Andrews-Dyer
A lavishly designed, full-color illustrated tribute to the life, wisdom and legacy of iconic American Congresswoman Maxine Waters includes coverage of her anti-apartheid work, her support of affirmative action and her passionate opposition to the Iraq War.
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25 Mujeres Que Fueron Las Primeras En Pensar En Algo
by Jill Sherman
Descubra a 25 mujeres que fueron pioneras en ciencia, tecnología, arquitectura, ingeniería y más. Aprenda sobre algunas de las mujeres que desafiaron las expectativas y presentaron al mundo nuevas ideas y creaciones, grandes y pequeñas.
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El libro del feminismo / The Feminism Book
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
Descubre más de 85 ideas, movimientos y eventos más importanes que han definido el feminismo y el pensamiento feminista a lo largo de la historia con este libro repleto de gráficos.
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Cometierra
by Dolores Reyes
Ambientada en un barrio pobre sin nombre en la Argentina contemporánea, Eartheater es la historia de una joven que se siente atraída por comerse la tierra, una compulsión que le da visiones de vidas rotas y perdidas. Surrealista e inquietante, sobrio pero complejo, Eartheater es una historia oscura y emocionalmente resonante contada desde una perspectiva feminista que explora brillantemente las historias de los que se quedaron atrás: las mujeres que soportan el dolor de la incertidumbre, cuyas vidas han sido moldeadas por la violencia y la pérdida.
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El consentimiento/ Consent
by Vanessa Springora
Con trece años, Vanessa Springora conoce a Gabriel Matzneff, un apasionado escritor treinta y seis años mayor que ella, tras cuyo prestigio y carisma se esconde un depredador. Después de un meticuloso cortejo, la adolescente se entrega a él en cuerpo y alma, cegada por el amor e ignorante de que sus relaciones con menores llevan años nutriendo su producción literaria. Más de treinta años después de los hechos, Springora narra de forma lúcida y fulgurante esta historia de amor y perversión, y la ambigüedad de su propio consentimiento.
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