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favourite female characters?

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NotYoMomma · 15/09/2013 21:59

who are your favourite female characters?

obviously Elizabeth Bennett will have a big following (good!)

I love Hester from Mortal Engines

and Daisy from the Great Gatsby - she is so selfish but perfectly crafted it is a joy to read about her.

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ThursdayLast · 30/10/2013 12:31

Anne Eliot
Thursday Next
Lula from the Stephanie Plum series
The Walsh women of Marian Keyes

mrswalker13 · 29/10/2013 08:07

Grace Marks in Alias Grace. That she's based on a real person makes her even more intriguing!

MrsCakesPremonition · 29/10/2013 01:43

Helena Justina

Tiffany Aching

Kinsey Millhone

Laura Ingalls (not exactly fictional though)

Mary Lennox

Jo March

NumTumRedRum · 29/10/2013 01:37

It has to be Marianne Halcombe for me (Woman in White, Wilkie Collins).

And Mary from The Secret Garden and Fern from Charlotte's web.

runawaysimba · 29/10/2013 01:30

YY to Granny Weatherwax, and Tiffany Aching too.

LifeHuh · 29/10/2013 01:09

Read through the thread thinking "has anyone said Philippa Somerville?"
so,yes - Philippa!

and Granny Weatherwax,Harriet Vane,various fantasy heroes too numerous to mention,and The Provincial Lady (EM Delafield).and Henrietta (Henrietta's House - Elizabeth Goudge)

LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob · 28/10/2013 19:06

Ooooo great thread

Agree with Granny Weatherwax, she's the best.

If anyone has read any of the Dorothy Dunnett books the they will know Phillipa Somerville. She is a wonderful character who grows over the books. And Merrily Watkins is a fabulous character, new book out soon.

Favourite classic character has to be Becky Sharp.

Caitlin17 · 26/10/2013 03:36

Can't stand Austen 's interchangeable bores. Becky Sharp.

MrsAMerrick · 07/10/2013 21:57

Cassandra Mortmain
Lawrie Marlow

cocoleBOO · 07/10/2013 18:17

Kinsey Millhone
Stephanie Plum
Marge from the Faye Kellerman Decker books (hate Rina!)

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 06/10/2013 21:33

Fanny Price???????!!!!!! I always thought she'd have been more interesting if she'd let \Henry Crawford seduce her tbh. Grin

Kasterborous · 06/10/2013 21:23

Precious Ramotswe
Kinsey Millhone

Colyngbourne · 06/10/2013 14:30

Hester from Mortal Engines

Fanny Price from Mansfield Park

Valentine Wannop from Parade's End

Dorothea Casaubon from Middlemarch

babybythesea · 05/10/2013 22:43

One of my favourites has been mentioned - Idgie from Fired Green Tomatoes.

And Emily Starr, from the Emily of New Moon series. I love her so much I have an Emily of my own, and a copy of the books to give her when she is old enough!

MostlyHarmless84 · 01/10/2013 10:10

Granny Weatherwax (Discworld books)
Celie (The Color Purple)
Toby (Year of the Flood)

OverAndAbove · 26/09/2013 22:08

Oh yes I love Lexie.
And Petrova Fossil ROCKS!

I've turned over from the film of The Lovely Bones because I can't bear to watch it but Susie Salmon is just so sweet

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 26/09/2013 20:42

I came on to say both Elizabeth and Hester. Freaky.

Also love whatshername in No Name and am v fond of Marianne Dashwood too.

And the werewolf officer in Terry Pratchett.

And Petrova in Ballet Shoes - I think she's my favourite favourite.

I detest Daisy Fay - she makes me want to rip pages.

tumbletumble · 26/09/2013 19:02

Lexie (The Hand That First Held Mine)
Nancy (Swallows and Amazons)
Louise (A Summer Bird-Cage)
Jenny (Love Story)
Linda (The Pursuit of Love)
Jane (The L Shaped Room)

Aso Elizabeth Bennett and Cassandra Mortmain already mentioned.

UptoapointLordCopper · 26/09/2013 12:03

Iseenodust I read Hard Time (only my 2nd Warshawski book) and am completely won over. What a woman!

iseenodust · 26/09/2013 10:21

Spooky. I came on to say VI Warshawski too! Likes men but doesn't need them. Has a good female best friend too.

UptoapointLordCopper · 25/09/2013 20:47

Fever Crumb from Fever Crumb. "It's not rational" - love it. Hester is good too.

I've nearly forgotten about Smilla - thank you for reminding me of her carlajean.
She's like Rambo but tougher. Grin

V I Warshawski from Sara Paretsky books. She gets scared but still doesn't give up.

OverAndAbove · 25/09/2013 18:34

Polly Cazalet
Clary Cazalet
Miss Skeeter (The Help)
Juliet Ashton (Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society)
Miss Annersley (Chalet School)
Dora Belvedon (Jilly Cooper various)
Precious Ramotswe (Ladies No 1 Detective Agency)
Matilda

Oh there are so many good ones!

ModeratelyObvious · 21/09/2013 23:48

Harriet Vane
Phoebe from Three Times Table by Sara Maitland

ButterMyArse · 21/09/2013 20:44

Ooh, yes, Tess. And also Bathsheba Everdene. Strong woman! I wanted to name DD Bathsheba but was roundly mocked.

minidipper · 21/09/2013 20:10

Lucy Snow in Villette and Jane Eyre, both really independent women who ran off, had adventures and lived by their own means at a time when that wasn't done.

Love Flora Post. I want to be Flora Post.