Notable Stories of Women in History

Shan Sa weaves her own mythology in order to create the back story for Alestria, a woman warrior who in battle meets and falls in love with Alexander the Great.

During her African childhood, Alexandra Fuller became accustomed to armed guerrillas and landmine-littered roads; hunger, drought, and malaria were never far off.

In seventh-century China, during the great Tang dynasty, a young girl rose from the humble Wu clan to become the first Empress of China.

In Girl Sleuth, Melanie Rehak weaves a history of Nancy Drew and her creators, all of whom inspired generations of girls to be as strong-willed as they were.

A portrait of war and remembrance, of the power of love, memory, and art to offer beauty, grace, and hope in the face of overwhelming despair.

Emma, one of England's most remarkable queens, made her mark on a nation beset by Viking raiders at the end of the Dark Ages, a period often neglected by conventional history.

Set in Waynesville, North Carolina during the depression, Ron Rash's novel traces the story of a wealthy lumber baron and his ruthlessly ambitious wife.

This Irish woman writer who achieved international fame with a candid appraisal of her own unorthodox life has taken as her subject another daughter of Ireland, notorious criminal and unrepentant, independent woman, Chicago May.

Kim Sunee takes readers on a journey from Korea to New Orleans to Paris and Provence, along the way serving forth her favorite recipes.

Carrie McGavock gave her heart first to a stranger, then to a tract of hallowed ground - and became a symbol of a nation's soul.