The Greatest of the Great Books

Since 1986, BookWomen reading groups have selected their annual Great Books—titles that intrigued, inspired, and sparked the best discussions. Here, then, are the Greatest of the Great Books: the 200 titles so powerful they captivated multiple reading groups—the books they simply had to share.

The Mists of Avalon The Mists of Avalon  Fiction  Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Night Watchman The Night Watchman  Fiction  Louise Erdrich
The Orchard The Orchard  Biography & Autobiography  Theresa Weir
The Painted Drum The Painted Drum  Fiction  Louise Erdrich
The Pickup The Pickup  Fiction  Nadine Gordimer
The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible  Fiction  Barbara Kingsolver
The Prowler The Prowler  Fiction  Kristjana Gunnars
The Road Back to Sweetgrass The Road Back to Sweetgrass  Fiction  Linda LeGarde Grover
The road from Coorain The road from Coorain  Conway, Jill K., 1934- -- Childhood and youth  Jill K. Conway
The Road Home The Road Home  Fiction  Rose Tremain
The robber bride The robber bride  Margaret Atwood
The round house The round house  Life change events  Louise Erdrich
The Samurai’s garden The Samurai’s garden  Chinese -- Japan -- Fiction  Gail Tsukiyama
The Seed Keeper The Seed Keeper  Diane Wilson
The ship that sailed into the living room The ship that sailed into the living room  Interpersonal relations  Sonia Johnson
The song poet The song poet  Social life and customs  Kao Kalia Yang

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