What do Madame Bovary, A Room of One’s Own, Pride and Prejudice, Love in a Cold Climate, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Wuthering Heights have in common? They’re all Pink Penguins and if you buy one of these titles (among others) you can help place Breast Care Nurses in communities across Australia.

Penguin has teamed up with the McGrath Foundation, which believes 150 specially-trained nurses are needed to ensure that every family experiencing breast cancer has access to a breast care nurse, no matter where they live or their financial situation. McGrath Breast Care Nurses offer a unique service to families who can self-refer to this free support.

Co-founded by Jane and Glenn McGrath, the McGrath Foundation raises money to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia and to increase breast awareness in young women.

Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, first published in 1929, planted a flag for feminism with its argument that space (both literal and figurative) should be carved out for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy.

She wrote: “Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one’s own.”

It’s wonderful to think that money from A Room of One’s Own and other titles will go to such a worthy cause and one that will help so many women.

Penguin is proud to donate $1 from the original sale of each Pink Popular Penguin to help the McGrath Foundation realise its goal. To find out how you can make a difference, visit www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au.