Twenty-one stories for the twenty-first century, celebrating women’s lives in contemporary society. This is a collection of inheritances – the stories women share with each other, which illuminate and acknowledge everyday triumphs and tragedies. Here are the things we love, the dreams we have, the fears we face, the values we hold, the treasures we cherish.

From fairytale to memoir, these are stories of moral complications, beautiful engagements and personal achievements.