women novelists

A family memoir in which author Mary Lee Settle reflects upon the life of her grandmother Addie, and discusses how the choices and circumstances of her ancestors affected her own life.

". . . [The author's] new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she made last year about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life"--Provided by publisher.

On Christmas Eve of 1814 a courier at a holiday gathering ends up dead under mysterious circumstances, prompting guest Jane Austen to investigate.

Chronicles the life of Russian-America writer Ayn Rand and discusses her childhood in Russia, her immigration to America, her literary career, and other related topics.

When all the secrets of her life are about to be exposed, a young woman plans her own "accidental death.".

Jane Austen learns from an unexpected source about a traitor in their midst, and sets out on her own to uncover the individual, putting herself at great risk.

Collection of letters from 1926 to 1981 from the philosopher and author Ayn Rand to a variety of famed authors, journalists, and politicians revealing key moments in her life while offering a look into her thoughts on writing, America, the Soviet Union, politics, and most of all, objectivism, a school of thought she created out of her life's experiences.

The author describes the lifelong process through which she came to believe in God, discussing the battles she fought with alcohol, food disorders, and the loss of loved ones, and following her search for the spiritual path.