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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorGuenevere, Queen of the Summer Country
Rosalind Miles · 515 pages
Ravens of Avalon
Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley · 416 pages
Discover the dawn of the mythical legend of Avalon in the long-awaited prequel to Marion Zimmer Bradley?s The Forest HouseDiana L. Paxson expands Marion Zimmer Bradley?s beloved and bestselling Avalon series in a dramatic new installment. Marion Zimmer Bradley?s Ravens of Avalon is the prequel to The Forest House and tells the story of the Roman conquest of Britain and the origin of the Forest Hou
Magdalen Rising: The Beginning
Elizabeth Cunningham
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant · 321 pages
Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the f
Confessions of a Pagan Nun
Kate Horsley · 199 pages
Conflict between the Celtics Druids and the Christians led by Saint Patrick in fifth century Ireland, as told by a nun who had earlier herself had a druid's training. While not always historically accurate, it is worth reading for its evocative language and re-creation of a forgotten time.
My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante · 336 pages
A modern masterpiece from one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, "My Brilliant Friend" is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to a meticulous portrait of these two women that is also the story of a nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship. The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but
The Plains of Passage
Jean M. Auel · 860 pages
This is "The Plains of Passage." Adding (Earth's Children) is why there is no description. Earth's Children is not part of the title. Search for only "The Plains of Passage."
The Forest House
Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson · 440 pages
The Forest House—prequel to The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved and enduring classic—is a mesmerizing epic of one woman's mythic role at a turning point in history.In a Britain struggling to survive Roman invasion, Eilan is the daughter of a Druidic warleader, gifted with visions and marked by fate to become a priestess of the Forest House.But fate also led Eilan to Gaius, a soldi
Black Ships
Jo Graham · 448 pages
"Haunting and bittersweet, lush and vivid, this extraordinary story has lived with me since I first read it." --Naomi Novik, author of His Majesty's DragonThe world is ending. One by one the mighty cities are falling, to earthquakes, to flood, to raiders on both land and sea. In a time of war and doubt, Gull is an oracle. Daughter of a slave taken from fallen Troy, chosen at the age of seven to be
The Henna Artist (First Time Trade)
Alka Joshi · 368 pages
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons
Kate Khavari · 288 pages
Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex & Politics
Starhawk · 242 pages
Discusses how the ancient religion of the Goddess offers a transforming power that could heal the spiritual and political split between individual and society.
Front Lines
Michael Grant · 548 pages
**1942, WORLD WAR II.** The most terrible war in human history. Millions are dead; millions more are still to die. The Nazis rampage across Europe and eye far-off America. The green, untested American army is going up against the greatest fighting force ever assembled--the armed forces of Nazi Germany. But something has changed. A court decision makes females subject to the draft and elig
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
Sue Monk Kidd · 245 pages
"Sue Monk was a 'conventionally religious, churchgoing woman, a traditional wife and mother' with a thriving career as a Christian writer until she began to question her role as a woman in her culture, her family, and her church. From a jarring encounter with sexism in a suburban drugstore to monastery retreats and rituals in the caves of Crete, Kidd takes readers through the fear, anger, healing,
A Vote of Confidence
Robin Lee Hatcher
In A Vote of Confidence, the stage is set for some intriguing insight into what it was like during 1915 to be a woman in a 'man's world.' Guinevere Arlington is a beautiful young woman determined to remain in charge of her own life. For seven years, Gwen has carved out a full life in the bustling town of Bethlehem Springs, Idaho, where she teaches piano and writes for the local newspaper. Her pas
The Gilded Hour
Sara Donati · 741 pages
The year is 1883, and in New York City, it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change. With the gravity-defying Brooklyn Bridge nearly complete and New York in the grips of anti-vice crusader Anthony Comstock, Anna Savard and her cousin Sophie--both graduates of the Woman's Medical School--treat the city's most vulnerable, even if doing so may put everything they've str