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Best summer reads - win over £600 worth - Thread 2

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sue55 Mon 15-Jul-19 01:37:53

Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's premier lady detective in No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

lynnalex Sun 14-Jul-19 23:56:47

Elinor Oliphant

buntybaby Sun 14-Jul-19 23:39:23

Jane Eyre

bc1616 Sun 14-Jul-19 23:09:42

Louisa Clark from Me before you...strong character

JakeAyeff Sun 14-Jul-19 23:01:09

Scout Finch - To Kill A Mockingbird

annieg123 Sun 14-Jul-19 22:34:52

Eleanor Oliphant - a fabulous character

holey Sun 14-Jul-19 22:21:36

Bridget Jones. I still cry laughing when I read the books. The films are good, but the books are laugh-out-loud funny.

Lkilby Sun 14-Jul-19 21:58:44

Jane Eyre

Oceana8 Sun 14-Jul-19 21:26:45

Rachel Walsh she is a character in Marian Keyes novels

Sennett17 Sun 14-Jul-19 21:13:22

Lisbeth Salander - Girl with the dragon tattoo

webkin Sun 14-Jul-19 20:56:43

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice

sylwright Sun 14-Jul-19 20:45:51

Bridget Jones

JANH Sun 14-Jul-19 20:40:39

Miss Marple, so under-rated

FarNorth Sun 14-Jul-19 20:23:10

Miss Marple

Anniebach Sun 14-Jul-19 20:22:01

Scarlett O’Hara

silversand12 Sun 14-Jul-19 20:00:29

Jill from the Jill series by Ruby Ferguson - I wanted to be her as I was growing up!

NanaandGrampy Sun 14-Jul-19 17:36:55

Mrs Do-As-You-Would-Be-Done-By from the Water babies .

I always thought it was a great name and a thing to live by .

lemongrove Sun 14-Jul-19 16:21:42

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice?

JessB Sun 14-Jul-19 16:16:46

Jane Eyre.

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Sun 14-Jul-19 16:02:33

If you're after ideas for what to read this summer, look no further than 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.