The Female Relative Phenomenon

Is it just me, or does it seem like a new book comes out every other day with a title that fits the following format:

"The X's Wife/Daughter/Other Female Relative," where X is (usually) some kind of occupation.

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1	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,497,472 ratings score: 4,136, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 544,620 ratings score: 2,253, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 70,680 ratings score: 1,726, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 114,666 ratings score: 1,553, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles 3.87 avg rating — 44,705 ratings score: 1,230, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 24,321 ratings score: 1,118, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve 3.52 avg rating — 84,797 ratings score: 1,053, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 3.46 avg rating — 69,739 ratings score: 852, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Storyteller's Daughter: A Retelling of the Arabian Nights by Cameron Dokey 3.79 avg rating — 11,282 ratings score: 834, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty 3.50 avg rating — 9,819 ratings score: 830, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 84,032 ratings score: 789, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 58,684 ratings score: 755, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 22,055 ratings score: 691, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund 4.03 avg rating — 41,995 ratings score: 661, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Gravedigger's Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates 3.54 avg rating — 9,238 ratings score: 654, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (Ballad, #2) by Sharyn McCrumb (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 3,971 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Firework-Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman 3.72 avg rating — 3,083 ratings score: 571, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Somebody Else's Daughter by Elizabeth Brundage 3.41 avg rating — 3,543 ratings score: 549, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany 3.84 avg rating — 5,701 ratings score: 512, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Tree Shepherd's Daughter (Faire Folk Trilogy #1) by Gillian Summers 3.77 avg rating — 1,728 ratings score: 486, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Lion's Daughter by Loretta Chase 3.54 avg rating — 4,661 ratings score: 469, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai 3.88 avg rating — 4,996 ratings score: 460, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Professor's Daughter by Joann Sfar 3.42 avg rating — 2,213 ratings score: 458, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.91 avg rating — 5,242 ratings score: 430, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Salaryman's Wife (Rei Shimura #1) by Sujata Massey (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 2,364 ratings score: 427, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Rector's Wife by Joanna Trollope 3.70 avg rating — 2,926 ratings score: 426, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Farmers' Daughters by William Carlos Williams 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 420, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter: A Memoir by Holly Robinson (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 382 ratings score: 415, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Partisan's Daughter by Louis de Bernières 3.18 avg rating — 2,432 ratings score: 413, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Thief Queen's Daughter (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme, #2) by Elizabeth Haydon 4.04 avg rating — 959 ratings score: 406, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Red Queen's Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov 3.55 avg rating — 1,517 ratings score: 403, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 6,109 ratings score: 397, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 9,358 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 31,297 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren 4.30 avg rating — 22,236 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Virgin Queen's Daughter by Ella March Chase (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 7,697 ratings score: 374, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Soldier's Wife by Margaret Leroy (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 13,867 ratings score: 371, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Impostor's Daughter: A True Memoir by Laurie Sandell (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 2,222 ratings score: 369, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa M. Klein 3.67 avg rating — 1,411 ratings score: 369, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The King's Daughter. A Novel of the First Tudor Queen by Sandra Worth (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 2,422 ratings score: 335, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1) by Lene Kaaberbøl 3.91 avg rating — 7,956 ratings score: 312, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Samurai's Wife (Sano Ichiro, #5) by Laura Joh Rowland 3.94 avg rating — 1,666 ratings score: 311, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The President's Daughter by Ellen Emerson White 3.97 avg rating — 1,633 ratings score: 304, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn 3.64 avg rating — 2,741 ratings score: 301, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Concubine's Daughter: A Hong Kong Story by Helen Kwok 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 301, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The King's Daughter by Suzanne Martel 3.68 avg rating — 956 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer 3.93 avg rating — 11,838 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Captain's Daughter by Alexander Pushkin 3.83 avg rating — 13,568 ratings score: 291, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Ripper's Wife by Brandy Purdy 3.26 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Mozart's Sister by Rita Charbonnier (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 736 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith Hahn Beer 4.16 avg rating — 38,534 ratings score: 281, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Lightkeeper's Daughter (Mercy Falls, #1) by Colleen Coble (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 4,502 ratings score: 277, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Bishop's Daughter (Daughter of Lancaster County, #3) by Wanda E. Brunstetter (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 4,700 ratings score: 254, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Alchemist's Daughter by Katharine McMahon (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 4,415 ratings score: 249, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Homer's Daughter by Robert Graves 3.82 avg rating — 595 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel 3.76 avg rating — 25,659 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Bishop's Daughter: A Memoir by Honor Moore 3.39 avg rating — 209 ratings score: 245, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Preacher's Daughter (Annie's People, #1) by Beverly Lewis 4.17 avg rating — 7,864 ratings score: 243, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann 3.64 avg rating — 1,133 ratings score: 237, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Virgin's Daughters: In the Court of Elizabeth I by Jeane Westin 3.96 avg rating — 1,861 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson 3.37 avg rating — 2,245 ratings score: 232, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Mr. Darcy's Daughters (Darcy #1) by Elizabeth Aston (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 4,052 ratings score: 230, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Rector's Daughter by F.M. Mayor 3.72 avg rating — 416 ratings score: 226, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Wedding Planner's Daughter (Wedding Planner's Daughter, #1) by Coleen Murtagh Paratore 3.84 avg rating — 5,528 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Pirate's Daughter by Helen Dickson 3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 220, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Eve's Daughters by Lynn Austin (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,866 ratings score: 210, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Piano Man's Daughter by Timothy Findley 3.93 avg rating — 4,576 ratings score: 210, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Martian General's Daughter by Theodore Judson 3.36 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 207, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Dreamthief's Daughter: A Tale of the Albino (Elric & Oona Von Bek, #1) by Michael Moorcock 3.74 avg rating — 991 ratings score: 205, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick 3.69 avg rating — 3,335 ratings score: 204, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 2,080 ratings score: 203, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Father's Arcane Daughter by E.L. Konigsburg 3.75 avg rating — 821 ratings score: 201, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Water Man's Daughter by Emma Ruby-Sachs 3.30 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 201, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Communist's Daughter by Dennis Bock (Goodreads Author) 2.91 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 200, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The President's Daughter by Mariah Stewart 3.91 avg rating — 870 ratings score: 199, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The President's Daughter (Sean Dillon #6) by Jack Higgins 3.87 avg rating — 3,326 ratings score: 197, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Enchanter's Daughter by Antonia Barber 4.43 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 196, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Trickster's Queen (Daughter of the Lioness, #2) by Tamora Pierce (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 53,435 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Murderer's Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman 3.61 avg rating — 10,703 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Astrologer's Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 489 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Sin Eater’s Daughter (The Sin Eater’s Daughter, #1) by Melinda Salisbury 3.48 avg rating — 13,971 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Bloodletter's Daughter: A Novel of Old Bohemia by Linda Lafferty (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 14,410 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder 3.75 avg rating — 4,519 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 6,195 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) by Alan Brennert (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,553 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 10,388 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The President's Daughter by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 187, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse 3.70 avg rating — 8,708 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 509,109 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 72,961 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 54,811 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Tailor's Daughter by Janice Graham (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Draper's Daughter by Ellin Carsta 4.06 avg rating — 908 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Kissing the Gunner's Daughter (Inspector Wexford, #15) by Ruth Rendell 3.95 avg rating — 3,307 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) by Elizabeth Moon 4.15 avg rating — 10,925 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller 3.28 avg rating — 10,598 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Farmer's Daughter by Jim Harrison 3.73 avg rating — 1,056 ratings score: 177, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 4.03 avg rating — 5,601 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Rasputin's Daughter by Robert Alexander (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 3,271 ratings score: 171, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	A Tobacco Farmer's Daughter by Linda Hamlett Childress 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 167, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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308 books · 112 voters · list created December 1st, 2009 by Ashley (votes) .

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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Dec 01, 2009 02:42AM

Great list!

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message 2: by Bettie (new)

Dec 01, 2009 04:47PM

It seems that these titles don't score very highly star-wise with me.

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message 3: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 03, 2009 01:38PM

No, it's not just you, Ashley. When I see these titles in the bookstore I usually run like hell.

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message 4: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 03, 2009 01:48PM

"The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter" might be the strangest.

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message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 03, 2009 02:04PM

Still to be written:

The Phlebotomists's Daughter
The UPS Man's Daughter
The Optician's Daughter
The Treasury Secretary's Daughter
The Epidemiologist's Daughter
The Sanitation Worker's Daughter
The Vice President's Daughter
The Migrant Worker's Daughter
The Middle Manager's Daughter

I can't wait to not read them.

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message 6: by Bettie (new)

Dec 03, 2009 02:07PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "Still to be written:

The Phlebotomists's Daughter
The UPS Man's Daughter
The Optician's Daughter
The Treasury Secretary's Daughter
The Epidemiologist's Daughter
The Sanitation Worker's Daug..."

Snort! *wine/monitor* - Shall we have a buddy non-read?

xx

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message 7: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 03, 2009 02:16PM

Bettie wrote: "Snort! *wine/monitor* - Shall we have a buddy non-read?..."

Sure, I'm not-starting them right now.

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message 8: by Ashley (new)

Dec 03, 2009 03:32PM

Lobstergirl wrote: ""The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter" might be the strangest."

Yeah, that one probably takes the cake!

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message 9: by jo (new)

Dec 07, 2009 05:20PM

love this list. i think we should have one with the female gerund phenomenon, though right now i can think only of film titles (Kissing Jessica Stein, Loving Annabelle...).

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message 10: by Bettie (new)

Dec 09, 2009 10:59AM

She was only a Tiler's Daughter - but she knew how to raise the roof.

She was only a Fiddle Maker's Daughter - but she sure knew how to fret.

She was only a Palmist's Daughter - but she sure read between the lines.

She was only a Linen-Maker's Daughter - But she was good between the sheets.

She was only a Biker's Daughter - But she knew how to twist my throttle.

She was only a Plumber's Daughter - But she knew how to pull people's chains.

She was only the Strongman's Daughter - But she knew when to break it off.

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message 11: by Mandy (new)

Mar 21, 2011 03:42PM

Ha! I always have been so annoyed by these titles! Great list.

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited May 18, 2011 03:50AM) (new)

May 18, 2011 03:47AM

jo wrote: "love this list. i think we should have one with the female gerund phenomenon, though right now i can think only of film titles (Kissing Jessica Stein, Loving Annabelle...)."

Now there is one! See http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/10...

And in creating that list, I noticed that there are also plenty of titles (predominantly romance novels, many of them written by women) following the corresponding pattern of the "male gerund phenomenon" ... ("Loving Jack," "Kissing Jack," "Leaving Jack," "Killing Jack," etc. -- well, alright, the last one would probably be a mystery ... or a true crime tale, who knows. ;) )

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message 13: by jo (new)

May 18, 2011 06:01AM

YAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the shout-out, too.

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message 14: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited May 18, 2011 08:16AM) (new)

May 18, 2011 06:59AM

You're very welcome! :)

ETA: There's a list for The Male Gerund Phenomenon now as well: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/10...

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message 15: by Riona (new)

Aug 26, 2011 12:52AM

This phenomenon has never before occurred to me, but now that the evidence is staring me in the face...

Also, this whole thread is hilarious!

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message 16: by Garet (new)

Jul 09, 2012 06:41AM

OMG. This has been bugging me for ages and I finally decided to see if there was already a listopia list for it. Thank you!

I've added a few books from my own reading. I wish there was a way to list these books by publication date because it would be interesting to see how far back the phenomenon goes and when the explosion occurred. I have the feeling that it's relatively recent.

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message 17: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jul 09, 2012 10:47AM) (new)

Jul 09, 2012 10:44AM

My own guess about that would be that there are examples of the phenomena from "back in the day" - like Charley's Aunt or The French Lieutenant's Woman - but it has become much more popular recently.

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message 18: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Aug 31, 2012 10:34AM

I run from these too--way to define your heroine by (usually) a man in the fucking title! Great list!

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message 19: by Therese (new)

Feb 08, 2013 08:54AM

Hear, hear! The lack of originality and the unfeminist implications are nauseating!

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message 20: by Andréa (new)

Apr 08, 2013 08:46AM

Like Garet, I've been annoyed by these titles for awhile and came into Listopia to create this list if it didn't already exist.

I'm loving this comment thread!

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message 21: by Andréa (new)

Sep 03, 2014 05:39PM

The list creator may want to take a look at the entries on this list; some don't seem (to me) to follow the original intention of the list, and some only include the female relative in the subtitle. Some weeding may be warranted, depending on how strict one wants to be with the guidelines.

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message 22: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Sep 03, 2014 06:53PM

Yeah, there are a few that aren't really relatives. Though I'd be inclined to leave titles like "The French Lieutenant's Woman," which seem to meet the spirit of the list even if they aren't actually relatives, and get rid of ones like "Daughter of the Forest," since that isn't an actual relative at all.

In addition to being unfeminist, it strikes me that these titles are really, well, boring. "The Optimist's Daughter"? "The Shoemaker's Wife"? Who wants to run out and read something like that? I'll grant there is some interest generated by titles like "The Time Traveler's Wife," but many of them are so mundane as to spark no interest even in the person referenced, let alone their female relatives.

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message 23: by Andréa (new)

Sep 04, 2014 01:11AM

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship wrote: "Yeah, there are a few that aren't really relatives. Though I'd be inclined to leave titles like "The French Lieutenant's Woman," which seem to meet the spirit of the list even if they aren't actually relatives, and get rid of ones like "Daughter of the Forest," since that isn't an actual relative at all.

I agree. I also tend to think titles like "American Wife", "Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife", and "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter" don't fit the theme guidelines, although they all technically refer to female relatives in their titles.

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message 24: by Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship (new)

Sep 04, 2014 07:46AM

I don't understand - a wife is a relative by marriage.

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message 25: by Ashley (new)

Sep 04, 2014 09:31AM

I agree - I've looked at the list a few times and thought about weeding but never brought myself to make a decision - maybe I'll have another look :)

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message 26: by Andréa (new)

Sep 05, 2014 09:13PM

Emma Deplores Goodreads Censorship wrote: "I don't understand - a wife is a relative by marriage."

Right. But the description for the list says "a title that fits the following format: 'The X's Wife/Daughter/Other Female Relative,' where X is (usually) some kind of occupation."

"American Wife," "Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife," and "Kissing the Gunner's Daughter" don't fit that format. Ones that would fit the format would be "The American's Wife," "Mr. Darcy's Wife" or "The Darcy's Wife", and "The Gunner's Daughter."

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message 27: by Ashley (new)

Sep 06, 2014 09:25AM

Went through it and weeded most of them out, I think :) Thanks for the reminder Andrea!!

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