Description

A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers.

‘Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler’ Red Magazine

‘Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring’ Daily Mirror

‘Where power and feminist rage meet’ Stylist

BANSHEE. 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, sixteen 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.

Publisher Review

This 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 *