Friday, September 13, 2024

Five of the best books about female friendship

Michaela Makusha is a freelance writer and journalist, writing about culture, politics, racial and gender politics in Britain and more.

At the Guardian she tagged five "stories about the highs and lows of female friendship," including:
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

No group is closer than a coven. In Dawson’s alternate Britain, politics and witchcraft are intertwined: HMRC is short for Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, a covert government department of witches established to protect the country from all manner of supernatural threats. Four witches who grew up together – Leonie, Niamh, Elle and Helena – must reunite following a prophecy that may destroy the coven itself. Dormant tensions rise to the surface, threatening to tear the witches apart yet again. This fantasy book is a fun read, with plenty of Spice Girls references and sharp observations on gender and power.
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