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Widowland (Hardcover)
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'READING THIS TERRIFIC, ORWELLIAN NOVEL YOU ALMOST HOLD YOUR
BREATH' Bel Mooney An alternative history with a strong feminist
twist, perfect for fans of Robert Harris' Fatherland, Christina
Dalcher's Vox and the dystopian novels of Margaret Atwood. 'A
TRIUMPH' Amanda Craig 'CONVINCING AND GRIPPING' Elizabeth Buchan
'BRILLIANTLY IMAGINED' Clare Chambers 'TERRIFIC HEROINE' Adele
Geras 'VIVIDLY IMAGINED' Nicci French To control the past, they
edited history. To control the future, they edited literature.
London, 1953, Coronation year - but not the Coronation of Elizabeth
II. Thirteen years have passed since a Grand Alliance between Great
Britain and Germany was formalized. George VI and his family have
been murdered and Edward VIII rules as King. Yet, in practice, all
power is vested in Alfred Rosenberg, Britain's Protector. The role
and status of women is Rosenberg's particular interest. Rose Ransom
belongs to the elite caste of women and works at the Ministry of
Culture, rewriting literature to correct the views of the past. But
now she has been given a special task. Outbreaks of insurgency have
been seen across the country; graffiti daubed on public buildings.
Disturbingly, the graffiti is made up of lines from forbidden
works, subversive words from the voices of women. Suspicion has
fallen on Widowland, the run-down slums where childless women over
fifty have been banished. These women are known to be mutinous, for
they have nothing to lose. Before the Leader arrives for the
Coronation ceremony of King Edward and Queen Wallis, Rose must
infiltrate Widowland to find the source of this rebellion and
ensure that it is quashed. 'THE MOST IMPORTANT FEMINIST NOVEL IN
DECADES' Jane Harris 'A VERY SMART REIMAGINED HISTORY' Henry Porter
'BRIMMING WITH CRACKLING DETAIL, A GRIPPING THRILLER' Miranda
Carter
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