Some of the best books by women for International Women's Day
Acquaint yourself with these female writers, and you'll make a friend for life in their books
“Each stroke of his tongue ripped off skin after successive skin”
Dystopian fiction and fairy tales to terrify teenagers. It's hard to think of a feminist writer who strikes such a powerful chord. Oft-studied in schools and laboured over in disgust, Angela Carter's magical realism is deadly and terrifying, her magical prose as absorbing as a dream. Read The Bloody Chamber if you dare.
