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Gather the Daughters

By Jennie Melamed

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Gather the Daughters

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'An exceptional debut' Sunday Telegraph 'Obsessed with The Handmaid's Tale? This brilliant book is the one for you' Stylist 'An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart' Kate Hamer On a small isolated island, there's a community that lives by its own rules. Boys grow up knowing they will one day take charge, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood. But before that time comes, a ritual offers children an exhilarating reprieve. Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps, to roam the island, sleep on the beach and build camps in trees. To be free. At the end of one of such summer, one of the younger girls sees something she was never supposed to see. And she returns home with a truth that could bring their island world to its knees. 'A skilful novel full of suspense' Guardian 'It's a richly envisioned world, the strange isolation of which Melamed is excellent at teasing out slowly' Independent
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2018-04-05
Publication Date:
2018-04-05
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
147224172X
ISBN13:
9781472241726
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
311 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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