Lily Collins: ‘My life in books’

Fairy tales get a feminist twist in this new collection, says Cyan Turan

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Forget passive, simpering princesses and damsels in distress – the heroines in Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls are famed for their real-life achievements. From Hillary Clinton to Frida Kahlo and Serena Williams, each story is a mini-biography of a woman who’s changed the world, accompanied by a full-page portrait drawn by a female illustrator. The authors’ vision is “may each reader know the greatest success is to live a life full of passion, curiosity, and generosity”. Amen to that. Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo (Particular Books, £16.99)