About the Collection:

A fantastic collection of impactful and groundbreaking works by female authors, as published by Virago, each in hardback with their own unique cover design. Be drawn into Muriel Spark's world of small town poison pen in A Far Cry from Kensington, or sample love, heartbreak and revenge through the recipes of Nora Ephron's heroine in Heartburn. Some of the boldest and most influential writers of the last one hundred years feature here; Angela Carter immerses the reader in a world of uncanny life-sized puppets in The Magic Toyshop, Daphne Du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith showcase the best of the noir thriller, while Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God introduces the reader to Janie Crawford, one of literature's most compelling protagonists, who goes from no agency to determined to control her destiny. Within each of these covers, you will find some of the most exciting writing of the twentieth century. 

The Collection Includes:

• The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Armin
• Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden
• Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
• A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark
• Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
• My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
• Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier
• Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• Heartburn by Nora Ephron
• The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
• Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• The Group by Mary McCarthy
• Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier
• The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier
• Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
• The Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth Jenkins
• Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier
• The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton

About the publisher:

Virago was founded by Carmen Callil in 1973  as a feminist publishing company. Inspired by the political and social change of that decade, the women who created Virago believed passionately that writing by women should be celebrated, enjoyed, taken seriously and read widely. Writers and readers immediately embraced the list: women wanted a voice, to understand their history, to be championed and to see themselves on the page.