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Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed Hardcover – September 26, 2023

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'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine
'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror
'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist
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A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers:

Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O'Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie and Ali Smith - introduced by Sandi Toksvig.

DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO.

For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story.

In this blazing cauldron of a book, fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.

'A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike' Guardian

'Delightful, thought-provoking' Louisa Young, Perspectives

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This anthology is all killer, no filler―Red Magazine

A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike―Observer

Some are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny. All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots―The Scotsman

Delightful and thought-provoking―Perspective

Spell-binding . . . these vivid works of imagination are further proof that, back in 1973, Virago's founder Carmen Calil was on to something―Kiran Duggal, Harper's Bazaar

A collection of dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring―Daily Mirror

A collection of wild works by wild women is the perfect tribute to Virago's impact and legacy―Tortoise Media

Some stories are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny. All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots―The Press and Journal

Definitely where power and feminist rage meet―Stylist

[Furies addresses] the full panoply of 'isms' such as racism, ageism, heroism, terrorism, and classism, all congregated under feminism―Irish Examiner

From the Back Cover

DRAGON. TIGRESS. SHE-DEVIL.

For centuries past, and all across the world

HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH.

there are words that have defined and decried us.

HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE.

Words that raise our hackles


VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT.


fire up our blood;

FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO.

words that tell a story.




In this blazing cauldron of a book, the boldest writers of our day have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Virago (September 26, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 034901714X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0349017143
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 1.18 x 8.58 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Eleanor Crewes

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Eleanor Crewes is an author, illustrator and graphic novelist who enjoys mixing autobiography into her graphic storytelling.

Her debut graphic novel 'The Times I Knew I Was Gay' was originally created in 2017 as a 2-part, handmade and self-published zine, which Eleanor would bike across London to various comic shops. As demand grew her zine developed into a larger book that she published in 2018 with Good Comics. After selling out the first edition, she expanded it into a fully-fledged memoir with Virago (UK) and Scribner (US) for publication in 2020.

Eleanor lives in North London and is currently working on a middle grade graphic novel called 'Lilla, the Accidental Witch', to be published by Little,Brown Young Readers in 2021.

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Elizabeth
3.0 out of 5 stars arrived on time but damaged
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2024
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The pre-ordered book arrived on time but has a slash mark on the back. It is likely that it was cut by the boxcutter when opening the initial box. I rarely buy new books, settling for used and varied conditions but splurged as I love the authors in this anthology. Due to the condition of the book and paying full price, I wish I had just held out for a used copy, got the same roughed-up text, but paid less for it.
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Ryan - UK
5.0 out of 5 stars A gallery of fine writing, packed with interesting and empowering stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2024
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Compilations of short stories are always hit and miss I find. This one is definitely more hit than miss.

Furies is a selection of short stories that represent aspects of feminism from a range of authors. Each story takes the theme of a specific anti-feminist slur and runs with it, exploring the different facets of womanhood and gender and the strengths they hold.

The opening story is instantly gripping, and it stays strong from there. There is perhaps one story near the end that I personally couldn't get into - I found it slow and uninteresting, but other than that they were all very good and each with a completely unique style and perspective.

If someone had tried to sell this to me as an anthology of feminist short stories, I doubt I would have been too intrigued, but the content is genuinely fantastic. One story in particular stood out to me - the powerful telling of a female rebellion in Poland against the Nazis during WW2.

Definitely worth a try!
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Cathy
4.0 out of 5 stars Un recueil engagé et distrayant
Reviewed in France on July 16, 2023
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Inégal comme tout recueil de nouvelles mais une lecture plaisir. Je suis particulièrement fan de la nouvelle Churail.
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J. Ang
4.0 out of 5 stars Between a Meow and a Roar
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2023
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I bought this volume of stories on the strength of Margaret Atwood’s name on the cover. As an avid fan of hers, I was not disappointed by her contribution, which opened this quirky collection of pieces by some of the most prominent women writers working in the field today.

Atwood’s story, “Siren,” about an uproarious Liminal Beings Knitting Circle meeting, sets the tone for the rest of the stories. The members of this knitting circle include Scylla, the many-headed sea monster, among other mythical females, such as Grendel’s mother and Arachne.

And in a sense, the stories in this collection are an assemblage of themes and concerns about women and how they navigate the world, as it changes rapidly, but remain somewhat the same, and become even more regressive, in the way it treats them.

If words are weapons, and name-calling a cruel way to subjugate, humiliate and ostracise, the titles of these stories leverage their power and overturn their intended meanings to bestow power and might to these women who just refuse fall into place.

“Hussy”, “Spitfire”, “Dragon”, and even “Tigress”, are some of the titles and in these stories the writers variously celebrate the mother whose tiger mom instincts literally transforms her into the animal to protect her children, the porn star past her prime and trying to make her way in the world who runs into an ex-colleague, a woman who contemplates how menopause is changing her, and the other transformative stages of a woman’s life.

The stories are however, neither preachy nor misanthropic, and they are varied in scope and set in different times and cultures. Wondrously addictive, they also introduced me to some rather fine writing of authors whose names I have encountered but not read, and whose works I am now keen to explore.
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sashaknits
4.0 out of 5 stars A vibrant collection of stories but stronger in the first half
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 25, 2024
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Rating a short stories volume is always tough. The first half was definitely the strongest, but I found something to enjoy in every single one. The intro by Sandi Toksvig was a delight in itself!

Overall a fantastic collection and I looked forward each time I started a new story to see how the next author would tackle the theme.
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Mrs Downes
4.0 out of 5 stars Some really good stories with a feminist spin
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2024
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As with all short story collections some are better than others. I got really into a few that could easily be expanded into a novel. One of my particular favourites was the tiger, the idea of a tiger mum becoming literally a tiger was intriguing.
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