On those occasions when it’s too much effort to immerse yourself in a novel, try these bite size chunks of female fiction. Contributors range from Veronica Bright, who won the Woman and Home 2005 short story competition, to Penny Vincenzi and Alexander McCall Smith. Subject matter covers sibling rivalry, reaching milestone mid-life birthdays and learning to read. This book is like a box of chocolates – once you start you’ll want to finish the whole lot! But best of all, the book was published in association with Woman and Home in order to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.