Books featuring older women Public

Created and curated by Luce

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.

  1. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by ,

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    Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor. First published in 1971, it was her eleventh novel. …

  2. Wheel of the infinite. by 

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    Maskelle is the voice of the adversary, but the adversary appears to have abandoned her many years ago after sending …

  3. Parable of the Sower by 

    4 stars

    In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …

  4. The City We Became by 

    4 stars

    In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …

  5. Dolores Claiborne by 

    4 stars

    Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell.

    But not quite what the police had expected.

    Dolores Claiborne has a confession …

  6. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by 

    3 stars

    This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of …

  7. Remnant Population by 

    4 stars

    For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia's home. On this planet far away in space and time from the …

  8. We Spread by 

    4 stars

    Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long …

  9. Unsere Seelen bei Nacht by 

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    "A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together …

  10. The body in the library by 

    4 stars

    It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She …

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