Recs if you like Ruby...

Complete! Every book longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction since it was founded in 1996, under its current title and previous sponsored titles of 'Orange' and 'Baileys' Prize for Fiction. I want to hear your percentage overlap in the comments!

These novels drift through candlelit halls, war-torn landscapes, and fragmented minds. They combine rich language with unsettling themes about obsession, identity, decay, and memory. Whether gothic horror or lyrical historical fiction, each book lingers like a ghost...chilling, poetic, and unforgettable. For those who enjoy stories that breathe atmosphere and cut deep into the soul.

Book club selections starting from June 2012 to current

These literary novels explore how women’s lives—whether told firsthand or remembered by others—reveal the strength it takes to endure, protect, and reclaim selfhood. Set in both stark realities and poetic reflections, these stories confront injustice, trauma, and silence with unflinching honesty. From lost daughters to resilient mothers, each voice deepens our understanding of what it means to carry pain—and live through it.