As I noticed that I've rarely read books with older women (or older people in general) as main characters, I asked people on the Fediverse for recommendations. As there were so many awesome books recommended I decided to collect them here.
Books featuring older women Public
Created and curated by Luce
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5 stars
In this final episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician …
Luce says: A great, thoughtful, slow book with many musings on the power of women in a patriarchal world.
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Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #7)
5 stars
At the far end of our universe, on the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, all humankind is divided into …
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Color of Magic (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett (Discworld (1))
4 stars
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position …
Luce says: Terry Pratchett - any of the novels with Granny Weatherwax in.
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Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold
4 stars
E-Book Extras: ONE: The Keys to Chalion: A Dictionary of People, Places, and Things; TWO: Chalion MiscellanyIt's been three years …
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Hammered by Elizabeth Bear (Bantam Spectra science fiction)
Once Jenny Casey was somebody's daughter. Once she was somebody's enemy. Now the former Canadian special forces warrior lives on …
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Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan (The Worth Saga, #2.75)
Mrs. Bertrice Martin—a widow, some seventy-three years young—has kept her youthful-ish appearance with the most powerful of home remedies: daily …
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Lillian Boxfish takes a walk by Kathleen Rooney
"A love letter to city life in all its guts and grandeur, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk... paints a portrait …
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Die Wand by Marlen Haushofer (Die Frau in der Literatur)
Die Geschichte einer Frau, die sich plötzlich als einzige Überlebende in einem genau umgrenzten Stück Natur gefangen sieht. Mit einem …
