The womans place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep

The revolutionary writings of Audre Lorde gave voice to those outside the circle of this societys definition of acceptable women. Uncompromising, angry and yet full of hope, this collection of her essential prose - essays, speeches, letters, interviews - explores race, sexuality, poetry, friendship, the erotic and the need for female solidarity, and includes her landmark piece The Masters Tools Will Never Dismantle the Masters House.

The truth of her writing is as necessary today as its ever been Guardian