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Set in the twenty-second century after the repeal of the Nineteenth Amendment, this novel reveals a world where women are once again property, denied civil rights and banned from public life. It combines a plot with challenging meditations on the tensions between freedom and control, individuals and communities, thought and action.
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This is my favorite book. It is delightful, disgusting, intriguing, exaggerated, and true. -- gt-teacher from Urbana, Illinois
This is one of the best "sci-fi" books I've ever read.This is what sci-fi is supposed to be. -- jeremymb from New York City
This is truly a brilliant book. It is believable science fiction, full of interesting ideas and truly mindstretching. As I said, a brilliant book! -- A reader from Oosterhout, NB.
‘Elgin understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it ... compelling’ -- Women’s Review of Books
‘Less well known than The Handmaiden’s Tale but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision’ -- New York Times Book Review.
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This is one of the best "sci-fi" books I've ever read.This is what sci-fi is supposed to be. -- jeremymb from New York City
This is truly a brilliant book. It is believable science fiction, full of interesting ideas and truly mindstretching. As I said, a brilliant book! -- A reader from Oosterhout, NB.
‘Elgin understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it ... compelling’ -- Women’s Review of Books
‘Less well known than The Handmaiden’s Tale but just as apocalyptic in [its] vision’ -- New York Times Book Review.
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- PublisherSpinifex Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1876756055
- ISBN 13 9781876756055
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages327
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