2021 Reading Women Challenge - hosted by thereadingwomen

A Book with a Protagonist Older than 50
  • Bonus points if the author is also over 50!

All books added
The Beach House by Jane Green

The Beach House

Jane Green

368 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction romance lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

An Elderly Lady #1

Helene Tursten

3 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction crime short stories dark funny fast-paced
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

260 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark tense slow-paced
Wayward by Dana Spiotta

Wayward

Dana Spiotta

288 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout

Olive, Again

Olive Kitteridge #2

Elizabeth Strout

291 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Second Place by Rachel Cusk

Second Place

Rachel Cusk

216 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism by Jen Gunter

The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism

Jen Gunter

370 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction feminism health informative inspiring medium-paced
America For Beginners by Leah Franqui

America For Beginners

Leah Franqui

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch

The Sea, The Sea

Iris Murdoch

608 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

Whereabouts

Jhumpa Lahiri

176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced