Women’s battles become page-turners as #MeToo inspires novelists

Rape, persecution and gaslighting are in the spotlight as writers tap into a mood of post-Weinstein honesty

Female writers have responded to the #MeToo movement by taking difficult themes such as rape and gaslighting and exploring them in some of this year’s most anticipated novels.

From books such as Harriet Tyce’s crime debut Blood Orange to witty commercial fiction such as Candice Carty-Williams’s Queenie, female writers are increasingly tackling subjects that were once considered taboo.

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