Female Characters

[Richier]

Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I have since read "The Book Thief" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns", both had female central characters and were excellent.

[amarna]

Thanks for reanimating this fairly instructive thread, Richier.

I was very impressed by Muriel Barbery's Elegance of the Hedgehog, the story of an elderly Parisian concierge who leads a double life as highly gifted. Might be a good recommendation for the mature characters thread as well.