Heinous/Villainous Women in Literature I recently finished reading the first two books of the Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers. I was struck by Julia Valerian, who I originally thought was one of the vilest female characters I had ever encountered. However, the more I thought about it, more characters came to mind and I couldn’t help but compare them to each other. My sister reminded me of Cathy Ames, the villain in John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. I read this book mo