There have been many lists of the 100 best books to read, but few focusing solely on female writers. For a long time, women were excluded from the literary canon and many were forced to use male pseudonyms in order to be published. We're lucky to live in a time where there is space for women to be published but literary prizes are still dominated by male writers. Women's writing is often dismissed as light, frivolous or 'domestic'.
From gripping works of fiction to literary classics, this list of 100 books to read by women was selected by the Good Housekeeping team and shows that women's writing is complex, brilliant, moving, innovative – everything the best writing should be. Let us know how many of these books you've read and join in the conversation in the online Good Housekeeping Book Room (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoodHousekeepingBookRoom).
