who's your favourite fictional heroin?

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Mine is Nicola Marlow from Antonia Forest's Marlow books - but trying to think of more.

I like Scarlett O'Hara and Harriet Vane. Will also try and think of more.

Ooh Lyra from His Dark Materials and Hermione Granger pretty good too.

Kay Scarpetta.

Who's Harriet Vane?

Amelia Peabody (Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters)

Lord Peter Wimsey's lady friend in novels by Dorothy L.Sayers.

By the way I know you really spell it heroine

Has to be Trainspotting

Anne Elliot from Persuasion. Although she does lack a sense of humour.

Jalav, from Sharon Green's completely ridiculous series of books in the '80s. I really can't defend my reading material here, but this beautiful, bare-breasted, undefeatable warrior woman, and her adventures in a mediaeval style fantasy world entrance me.

I read mine until they fell to bits. I see they're available on e readers...

...And have killed the thread!

Tiffany Aching, Susan, and Granny Weatherwax from Terry Pratchett

Jane Eyre

Margaret Hale (North and South)

Dorothea (Middlemarch)

Modesty Blaise

YY to Hermione and Anne Elliott as well.

Fanny Price.

Just kidding

lizzie bennet of course

Mattie Gokey (A Gathering Light)

I can't really remember why, just remember thinking she was a wonderful character.

Jo March. First, last and always.

Bobbie Wickham.

Biddy from Great Expectations, also Miss Havisham. I admire anyone who can bear a grudge that long

I had a sneaking admiration for Mrs Joe as well - it's just nice to come across a female character with 'tude...

Dorothea from Middlemarch

Fanny Price from Mansfield Park - yes, seriously.

Sara Crewe in the book A Little Princess (but not the film version)

Hester Shaw in Mortal Engines

And Polly Whittacker in Fire & Hemlock, who for good reason deserves the name Hero which she takes in her early adventures with Tom Lynn

Anne of Green Gables. And Jo March.
And have a bit of a liking for Lizbet Salander from the Millenium trilogy.

Lyra Belacqua/Lyra Silvertongue.

And Lisbeth Salander.

Spot the dog's Mum Sally

Bridgette Jones

Lizbeth Salander.
She's nerdy and kick-ass at the same time.

I came on to say Trainspotting but have been beaten to it!

I love Jo March but get so cross on every re-read, when she refuses the lovely Laurie's proposal. I can't STAND Amy. I do like Mr Bahr too though.

Hester Shaw is a flawed heroine but I do like her. Anne Elliot would have benefitted from a shag much earlier and then might have been a bit more fun-loving! Do adore her though and I love Marianne Dashwood and Emma and Elizabeth B for their flaws too.

I love, love, love Petrova in Ballet Shoes - in fact I think she is my favourite overall. I was convinced that if I had daughters they would look like Petrova and was v surprised when they didn't!