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The Women Could Fly - The must read dark, magical timely critically acclaimed dystopian

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Reminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary that speaks to our times - a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored. Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother''s disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behaviour raises suspicions and a woman-especially a Black woman - can find herself on trial for witchcraft. But fourteen years have passed since her mother''s disappearance, and now Jo is finally ready to let go of the past. Yet her future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of 30 - or enrol in a registry that allows them to be monitored, effectively forfeiting their autonomy. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage. With her ability to control her life on the line, she feels as if she has her never understood her mother more. When she''s offered the opportunity to honour one last request from her mother''s will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time. In this powerful and timely novel, Megan Giddings explores the limits women face - and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them.

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Authors Megan Giddings
Publisher Pan Books
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 18
Product format Paperback
Released 03.08.2023
 
EAN 9781035001606
ISBN 978-1-0-3500160-6
No. of pages 368
Dimensions 130 mm x 197 mm x 27 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Fantasy / General, FICTION / Magical Realism, Of specific Gay & Lesbian interest, Magical Realism, FICTION / Feminist, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, Dystopian and utopian fiction, FICTION / African American & Black / General, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Bisexual

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