18 of the best books written by women in 2018

So, it’s almost the end of the year. Time to put your feet up, grab a mince pie, and curl up with a good book.

Some truly brilliant books have been published by women in 2018 — so many, in fact, that it was nigh-on impossible to whittle down the list to just 18 books.

But, here are 18 books that really stood out this year, grabbed our attention and didn’t let go until we’d reached the very last page.

Here are 18 of the best books by women in 2018.

1.

Normal People

By Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney’s second novel Normal People is just so damn readable. It tells the story of two young people, both from very different backgrounds, who embark on a secret relationship. The writing feels so strikingly intimate that you start to feel deeply invested in Connell and Marianne’s lives as they leave the town they grew up in to start their studies at Trinity College Dublin. Not for some time has book captured so the complexity of millennials and their relationships in such a sensitive and relatable fashion. Read more…

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