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Best Female Characters Ever!
The Rich Man's TableThe Rich Man's Table by Simon Temprell
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Felicity Craven; manipulative, scheming social-climber.
CopycatCopycat by Gillian White
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Jenny and Martha: next-door-neighbours from hell.
The Life and Loves of a She-devilThe Life and Loves of a She-devil by Fay Weldon
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Ruth Patchett: the original she-devil
Light YearsLight Years by Maggie Gee
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Lottie; spoilt, priveledged and now seperated.
Laura BlundyLaura Blundy by Julie Myerson
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Laura Blundy: the one-legged prostitute
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Paladin Books)Last Exit to Brooklyn (Paladin Books) by Hubert Selby
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Tra La La: the tragic, misguided good time girl.
Intents &  PurposesIntents & Purposes by Simon Temprell
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Tallulah Clegg and Nicole Harvey: Two very different women in a small Derbyshire village.
The HoursThe Hours by Michael Cunningham
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This novel is just crammed with fantastic female characters.
The Berlin NovelsThe Berlin Novels by Christopher Isherwood
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Sally Bowles: the bohemian cabaret star immortalized by Liza Minnelli.
Rebecca (Virago modern classics)Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
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Shamelessly romantic, classic tale of intrigue and villainy
Now You See MeNow You See Me by Lesley Glaister
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Lamb: the young outsider; so scared but so brave.
Final DemandFinal Demand by Deborah Moggach
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Natalie: the misguided but desperate embezzler.
The Vanishing Act of Esme LennoxThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
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A wonderfully poignant family saga
Gone With the WindsorsGone With the Windsors by Laurie Graham
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Maybell Brumby; close personal friend of none other than Wallis Simpson.
Diary of an Ordinary WomanDiary of an Ordinary Woman by Margaret Forster
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Millicent King; ardent diarist from the early twentieth century. Fiction.
Previous ConvictionsPrevious Convictions by Simon Temprell
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Jackie Rennet: The psychopathic evil sister!
Breakfast at Tiffany'sBreakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
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Holly Golightly: The glamourous, gamine of NYC.
MothertimeMothertime by Gillian White
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Caroline Townsend; The drunken mother from hell
Running with Scissors: A MemoirRunning with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
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Hilarious account of a totally messed-up family!
A Home at the End of the World (Essential Penguin)A Home at the End of the World (Essential Penguin) by Michael Cunningham
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Clare is such a wonderful, colourful, poignant character in this story.
Bitter and TwistedBitter and Twisted by Simon Temprell
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Annie Stamper: The shy, overweight girl-next-door.
Perfect MeringuesPerfect Meringues by Laurie Graham
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Outrageously funny account of a fortysomething woman.