#ThisBook

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#ThisBook, 20 Books

Back in May 2014, the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction launched the #ThisBook campaign. The aim was simple: to find out which books, written by women, have had the biggest impact on readers.

Who voted?
19 named women

This list was originally published in 2014 and was added to this site over 2 years ago.

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Cover of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Cover of 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

Cover of 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Cover of 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Cover of 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Cover of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Cover of 'Rebecca' by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

Cover of 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Cover of 'The Secret History' by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Cover of 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith

I Capture the Castle

Cover of 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Cover of 'Beloved' by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Cover of 'Gone With the Wind' by Margaret Mitchell

Gone With the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Cover of 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Cover of 'The Time Traveler's Wife' by Audrey Niffenegger

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

Cover of 'Middlemarch' by George Eliot

Middlemarch

Cover of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Cover of 'The Golden Notebook' by Doris May Lessing

The Golden Notebook

Doris May Lessing

Cover of 'The Color Purple' by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Cover of 'The Women's Room' by Marilyn French

The Women's Room