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Book Synopsis''Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler'' Red Magazine
''Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring'' Daily Mirror
''Where power and feminist rage meet'' Stylist
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A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers:
Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O''Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie and Ali Smith - introduced by Sandi Toksvig.
DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO.
For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story.
In this blazing cauldron of a book, fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.
''A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike'' Guardian
''Delightful, thought-provoking'' Louisa Young, Perspectives
Trade ReviewThis anthology is
all killer, no filler * Red Magazine *
A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike * Observer *
Some are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny.
All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots * The Scotsman *
Delightful and thought-provoking * Perspective *
Spell-binding . . . these vivid works of imagination are further proof that, back in 1973, Virago's founder Carmen Calil was on to something -- Kiran Duggal * Harper's Bazaar *
A collection of
dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring * Daily Mirror *
A collection of wild works by wild women is
the perfect tribute to Virago's impact and legacy * Tortoise Media *
Some stories are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny.
All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots * The Press and Journal *
Definitely where
power and feminist rage meet * Stylist *
[
Furies addresses] the full panoply of 'isms' such as racism, ageism, heroism, terrorism, and classism, all congregated under feminism * Irish Examiner *
