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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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont is a novel by Elizabeth Taylor. First published in 1971, it was her eleventh novel. …
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Wheel of the infinite. by Martha Wells
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Maskelle is the voice of the adversary, but the adversary appears to have abandoned her many years ago after sending …
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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
4 stars
In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future. …
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The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
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In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …
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Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
5 stars
Dolores Claiborne has a story to tell.
But not quite what the police had expected.
Dolores Claiborne has a confession …
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1) by Alexander McCall Smith
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first detective novel in the eponymous series by Scottish author Alexander McCall …
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Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
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For forty years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia's home. On this planet far away in space and time from the …
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Unsere Seelen bei Nacht by Kent Haruf
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"A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together …
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The body in the library by Agatha Christie
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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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Der Besuch Der Alten Dame by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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»Claire Zachanassian, eine amerikanische Multimillionärin, kehrt in ihr Heimatdorf Güllen zurück, um sich zu rächen: Vor Jahrzehnten hat sie aus …
