Born in Barcelona in 1921, Carmen Laforet spent her childhood in Las Palmas until, like the heroine of her novel, she returned to her native city to attend university. Her first novel Nada (Nothing) was published in 1945. She died in Madrid in 2004.
For centuries, classic literature was something of a man’s world. Here are 7 Vintage books written by women that you may not have heard of, but definitely shouldn’t miss
