20 Books Featuring Single Protagonists Where Remaining Single Is The Happy Ending
Why you should read it: The Confession was the book that inspired me to write this list! It felt so refreshing to read about Rose, who finds the strength to leave her just-OK relationship and then grow into her new independence.
While searching for the mother who abandoned her as a baby, Rose discovers that knowing who you are is about so much more than knowing where you came from.
I also loved the central, supportive role that friendships between women play in the characters’ development.Get it from Amazon or at a local bookstore through Indiebound here. Why you should read it: In this feminist retelling of an ancient Greek myth, Circe is exiled to a lonely island when she angers her father Helios.
Rather than being despondent, she creates a haven where she is eventually joined by nymphs and other minor goddesses. Within her realm, Circe can embrace the strange, frightening powers that allow her to distil potent elixirs and turn a posse of threatening soldiers into pigs.
