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Best summer reads - win over £600 worth!

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 22-May-19 14:27:01

If you're after ideas for what to read this summer, look no further than our round-up of the best summer reads for 2019.

One very lucky person can win all the books featured on the page - worth over £600.

To enter, simply tell us your favourite female character from a book (old or new and from any genre).

A winner will be drawn at random at midday on Monday 15 July. Usual terms and conditions apply. Note that because of the size and weight of the prize box, we are only able to deliver to mainland UK addresses.

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Treebee Wed 22-May-19 20:20:38

Ruth Galloway from Elly Griffiths’ North Norfolk mysteries. A feisty, intelligent, vulnerable single Mum.

mecazza Wed 22-May-19 20:16:39

Katniss Everdeen

jacalpad Wed 22-May-19 20:16:23

Jo March from Little Women for me too!

SheenaBatey123 Wed 22-May-19 20:15:04

Jo from 'Little women' a real role model at a young age

Alima Wed 22-May-19 20:05:14

Jean Paget from A Town Like Alice

Cherrytree59 Wed 22-May-19 19:46:11

Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

chelseababy Wed 22-May-19 19:26:08

Kate from The Family at One End Street

Nandalot Wed 22-May-19 19:25:23

Maggie Tulliver from The Mill on the Floss.

Sar53 Wed 22-May-19 19:12:55

Dr Kay Scarpetta in the books by Patricia Cornwell.

Wendyfaint Wed 22-May-19 19:05:10

My favourite is Bridget Jones - find her character relatable

Fronkydonky Wed 22-May-19 19:03:16

Bathsheba Everdene in Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

Happiyogi Wed 22-May-19 19:03:14

Aaliya in An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine.

quizqueen Wed 22-May-19 19:00:17

Previously I was lucky enough to win a book here called 'Three things about Elsie' and I loved the central character is that, although it was not my normal type of reading material.

Helenlouise3 Wed 22-May-19 18:59:05

Detective Karen Hart from Where Secrets Lie

sharon103 Wed 22-May-19 18:57:04

Cathy from 'Wuthering Heights'

silverdragon Wed 22-May-19 18:55:26

Tatiana from The Bronze Horseman trilogy by Paullina Simons.

heatherjw Wed 22-May-19 18:49:46

Celie from The Colour Purple

matson Wed 22-May-19 18:49:22

Adam from Ian Mcewans "Machines Like Me "

gillybob Wed 22-May-19 18:32:20

My favourite character ( from a recent novel) is definitely without doubt Eleanor Oliphant, from the book Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, which I’m sure was one of the featured Gransnet book club books . smile

Purpledaffodil Wed 22-May-19 18:28:31

Maggie Tulliver. Mill on the Floss

mumofmadboys Wed 22-May-19 18:16:27

Another for Jane Eyre!

Lizzy27 Wed 22-May-19 18:07:27

Azure from The Battleaxe series by Sarah Douglass

wilkeithson Wed 22-May-19 18:05:44

Starr Carter from The Hate U Give

Mamissimo Wed 22-May-19 17:58:12

Anne Cuthbert.....(Ann of Green Gables)

juliedee Wed 22-May-19 17:57:34

Odelle Bastian from The Muse

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