Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children
By: Jody Day
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Across the globe, millions of women are reaching their mid-forties without having had a child. Alth…
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1. Swing Time
By: Zadie Smith
4.16
Format: 347 pages, Hardcover
Two brown girls dream of being dancers--but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: abou… read more
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2. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
By: Viv Albertine
4.29
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
The guitarist for seminal female punk group The Slits recounts playing with Sid Vicious, touring wi… read more
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- nonfiction
"It’s true the good die young."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"I grew up with John Lennon at my side, like a big brother."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"Anyone who writes an autobiography is either a twat or broke."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
"… maybe you can tell how much pain someone is in by watching them laugh."-Viv Albertine, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
3. Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
By: Katherine May
3.86
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knoc… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"The problem with “everything"-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"Much to my regret, I have yet to befriend a robin."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"The only thing breaking me was pretending to be like everyone else."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
"You need to live a life that you can cope with, not the one that other people want."-Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
4. Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
By: Anne Glenconner
4.06
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner--a close member of … read more
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- nonfiction
"According to Princess Margaret, "You can't possibly have a picnic without your butler."-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
"One of the protocols of being in the company of a member of the Royal Family is that if they are standing, you have to stand - you can't sit down until they do. They seem to do an awful lot of standi…"-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
5. In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
By: Mona Chollet
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Mona Chollet's In Defense of Witches is a celebration by an acclaimed French feminist of the witch … read more
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- nonfiction
"En somme, si on voulait être cohérent, il faudrait soit lever le pied sur l'éducation des filles, soit intégrer à leur formation un sérieux entraînement à la guérilla contre le patriarcat, tout en s'…"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"No obstante, algunas mujeres, vivan o no con hombres, se sientan o no llamadas por una vocación, encuentran otro modo de evitar ser engullidas por el papel de la devota sirvienta: no tener hijos; dar…"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"Certaines, cependant, qu'elles vivent avec les hommes ou pas, qu'elles se sentent ou non requises par une vocation, trouvent un autre moyen d'échapper à l'engloutissement dans le rôle de la servante …"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
"Il serait temps que les femmes - souvent si peu sûres d'elles, de leurs capacités, de la pertinence de ce qu'elles ont à apporter, de leur droit à une vie pour elles-mêmes - apprennent à se défendre …"-Mona Chollet, In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial
6. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets
By: Dawn French
3.87
Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition
Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more
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- nonfiction
7. Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder
By: Kerryn Mayne
4.07
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Lenny Marks is excellent at not having a life. She bikes home from work at exactly 4pm each day,… read more
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8. Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
By: Peggy O'Donnell Heffington
3.77
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A historian explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood in this “timely… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
"Even after becoming a mother, fulfilling the role society demands of you, you still can't win."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"Parenthood is demanded of us, but we are asked to parent in isolated bubbles, supported--to put it crudely--by our bank accounts and little else."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"COVID-19 exposed what women with children and without both already knew: that despite the expectation we all become mothers, we receive little support once we do."-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
"In light of our failure to account for the pressures, anxieties, and dangers of modern life, it's possible to argue that the decision to opt out of parenthood is perfectly rational. The decision to h…"-Peggy O'Donnell Heffington, Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
9. All In: An Autobiography
By: Billie Jean King
4.32
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of a champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant te… read more
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- nonfiction
10. Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood
By: Ruby Warrington
3.86
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
What is “woman” if not “mother”? Anything she wants to be. Foregoing motherhood has traditional… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
11. The Murder After the Night Before
By: Katy Brent
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Something bad happened last night. My best friend Posey is dead. The police think it was a tragic a… read more
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12. More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up
By: Alexandra Potter
4.25
Format: 502 pages, Kindle Edition
MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F##K The laugh-out-loud sequel to the runaway bestseller of … read more
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13. The Fair Botanists
By: Sara Sheridan
3.91
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. I… read more
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14. Best of Friends
By: Kamila Shamsie
3.46
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Home Fire comes the moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendsh… read more
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"Perhaps friendship was not only about what you said to each other, but also about what you didn't"-Kamila Shamsie, Best of Friends
15. No One Tells You This
By: Glynnis MacNicol
3.91
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
If the story doesn’t end with marriage or a child, what then?This question plagued Glynnis MacNicol… read more
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- nonfiction
"We're always drawn to the clearest articulation of what we think we lack."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"And I knew the simple act of reading would give my mind a certain sort of peace nothing else could."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"We're the first generation that can make enough of our own money to live the way we want. I feel like we have a responsibility to figure out what this means."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
"This is why people have babies...because it's exhausting not to know what you're supposed to do next. A baby is basically a nonnegotiable map for the next two decades."-Glynnis MacNicol, No One Tells You This
16. Discovering the Inner Mother
By: Bethany Webster
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Sure to become a classic on female empowerment, a groundbreaking exploration of the personal, cult… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
17. Breaking the Dark (Marvel Crime, #1)
By: Lisa Jewell
3.73
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In her most imaginative novel yet, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell (None of This … read more
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18. Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children
By: Jody Day
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Across the globe, millions of women are reaching their mid-forties without having had a child. Alth… read more
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- self help
19. The Life Impossible
By: Matt Haig
3.66
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The remarkable next novel from Matt Haig, the author of #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight L… read more
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"And, like so many of life's fun things, it will begin with minimally invasive radiofrequency-based vein ablation surgery."-Matt Haig, The Life Impossible
"When you grieve someone you see their message in everything. Even in the sunlight on a blade of grass. The whole world becomes their translator."-Matt Haig, The Life Impossible
20. Do You Have Kids?: Life When the Answer Is No
By: Kate Kaufmann
3.51
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Weaving together stories from non-moms aged thirty-seven to ninety-one, a growing body of research,… read more
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- nonfiction
- self help
