The two novels that recently brought me to rethink the categorisation of women’s fiction are good stories exceptionally written. They just happen to have a female protagonist and to be written by a woman. ‘The Joys of Motherhood’, by the late Buchi Emecheta and ‘Nervous Conditions’, by Tsitsi Dangarembga take the reader with them on … Continue reading ‘The Joys of Motherhood’ and the women’s fiction shelf