One of students asked me what books to read if she liked Jane Eyre.
Here's what I recommended:
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Emma by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zore Neale Hurston
Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes
Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
A lot of these books have female protagonists who have taught me what resilience means, how to push back against society, and how to be true to yourself.
I hope you enjoy!
XOXO
Meggy
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