Best Women's Fiction Novels

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,878 ratings
2.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,433 ratings
3.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,973 ratings
4.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,621 ratings
5.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,634 ratings
6.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,356 ratings
7.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,128 ratings
8.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,109 ratings
9.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,052 ratings
10.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones 3.86 avg rating — 2,439,429 ratings
11.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,978 ratings
12.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,782 ratings
13.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,780 ratings
14.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 623,938 ratings
15.
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is 4.04 avg rating — 251,780 ratings
16.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,654 ratings
17.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,925 ratings
18.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,958,988 ratings
19.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,918 ratings
20.
A Walk to Remember
A Walk to Remember 4.20 avg rating — 837,833 ratings
21.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,392 ratings
22.
Gone Girl
Gone Girl 4.14 avg rating — 3,358,202 ratings
23.
Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas, #6)
Call Me Irresistible (Wynette, Texas, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 25,565 ratings
24.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,531 ratings
25.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,697 ratings
26.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 949,993 ratings
27.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,055 ratings
28.
White Oleander
White Oleander really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 363,321 ratings
29.
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)
Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 604,690 ratings
30.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,501 ratings
31.
The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County 3.71 avg rating — 104,259 ratings
32.
Still Alice
Still Alice 4.32 avg rating — 355,926 ratings
33.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 3.86 avg rating — 565,724 ratings
34.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,466 ratings
35.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,160 ratings
36.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,747 ratings
37.
Room
Room 4.08 avg rating — 826,306 ratings
38.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,190 ratings
39.
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer 3.86 avg rating — 60,741 ratings
40.
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1)
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 393,570 ratings
41.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,930 ratings
42.
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas 4.17 avg rating — 153,975 ratings
43.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,762,125 ratings
44.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,445 ratings
45.
Midwives
Midwives really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 162,268 ratings
46.
Open House
Open House 3.70 avg rating — 60,777 ratings
47.
Dear Mr. Knightley
Dear Mr. Knightley 3.94 avg rating — 18,269 ratings
48.
Sweetbriar Cottage (Blue Ridge, #0)
Sweetbriar Cottage (Blue Ridge, #0) 4.12 avg rating — 3,445 ratings
49.
Talk Before Sleep
Talk Before Sleep 3.96 avg rating — 12,305 ratings
50.
Just a Kiss (Summer Harbor, #3)
Just a Kiss (Summer Harbor, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 2,888 ratings
51.
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette 3.87 avg rating — 592,696 ratings
52.
Night Road
Night Road 4.27 avg rating — 298,103 ratings
53.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,159 ratings
54.
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1)
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 456,563 ratings
55.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,847 ratings
56.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,788 ratings
57.
The Saving Graces
The Saving Graces 3.79 avg rating — 16,170 ratings
58.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating — 323,002 ratings
59.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,025 ratings
60.
House Rules
House Rules 4.04 avg rating — 184,863 ratings
61.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,851 ratings
62.
Magic Hour
Magic Hour 4.17 avg rating — 201,544 ratings
63.
The Accidental Tourist
The Accidental Tourist 3.90 avg rating — 107,775 ratings
64.
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons 3.82 avg rating — 37,997 ratings
65.
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe 3.85 avg rating — 179,519 ratings
66.
Winter Garden
Winter Garden 4.28 avg rating — 385,482 ratings
67.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,604 ratings
68.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,863 ratings
69.
The Memory Thief
The Memory Thief 3.74 avg rating — 5,022 ratings
70.
One True Thing
One True Thing 4.05 avg rating — 39,903 ratings
71.
The Deep End of the Ocean (Cappadora Family, #1)
The Deep End of the Ocean (Cappadora Family, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 121,323 ratings
72.
The Year of Pleasures
The Year of Pleasures 3.72 avg rating — 15,473 ratings
73.
When the Leaves Stop Falling
When the Leaves Stop Falling 4.32 avg rating — 79 ratings
74.
Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love 4.51 avg rating — 359,718 ratings
75.
The Summer List
The Summer List 3.94 avg rating — 6,689 ratings
76.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,580,124 ratings
77.
On the Island (On the Island, #1)
On the Island (On the Island, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 86,482 ratings
78.
The Wedding (The Notebook, #2)
The Wedding (The Notebook, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 168,843 ratings
79.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,931 ratings
80.
She’s Come Undone
She’s Come Undone 3.91 avg rating — 357,218 ratings
81.
Big Little Lies
Big Little Lies 4.31 avg rating — 1,089,170 ratings
82.
Circle in the Sand
Circle in the Sand 3.75 avg rating — 385 ratings
83.
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Sam's Letters to Jennifer 4.16 avg rating — 94,239 ratings
84.
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres 3.82 avg rating — 71,368 ratings
85.
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,287 ratings
86.
Honey Moon
Honey Moon 3.88 avg rating — 7,974 ratings
87.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,624 ratings
88.
The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April 3.90 avg rating — 38,736 ratings
89.
Patty Jane's House of Curl
Patty Jane's House of Curl 3.87 avg rating — 10,619 ratings
90.
Between Boyfriends (Between Boyfriends #1)
Between Boyfriends (Between Boyfriends #1) 3.53 avg rating — 498 ratings
91.
Whole Latte Life
Whole Latte Life 3.65 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
92.
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,755 ratings
93.
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1)
Practical Magic (Practical Magic, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 155,157 ratings
94.
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1)
Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 106,099 ratings
95.
It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars, #1)
It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 69,016 ratings
96.
Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes (The Winter Series, #1)
Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes (The Winter Series, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 2,042 ratings
97.
Here, Home, Hope
Here, Home, Hope 3.41 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
98.
Salem Falls
Salem Falls 3.84 avg rating — 89,039 ratings
99.
The Rescue
The Rescue 4.13 avg rating — 211,064 ratings
100.
Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans (The Seaside Saga Book 1)
Blue Jeans and Coffee Beans (The Seaside Saga Book 1) 3.79 avg rating — 3,418 ratings
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