"Women in the Judgment Hall" serves up a rich, unpretentious tale
of a broken-down South American country, with no attempts of
white-washing the fears and frailties of the marginalized. *** Ana
is a brazen, idealistic teenager intent on carving her own destiny
beyond the unspeakable poverty of the Tenement yard, while Reeda,
her more subdued Indian friend, struggles to find her inner
strength and contend with the life of subjugation imposed upon her
by her family. *** The novel, told with brutal honesty, brings to
light the poignant story of their journey into womanhood, and quest
to reclaim their voices within a society ready to judge them at
every turn. *** In a backward country where wayward men are
exalted, and where flogging is seen as a mechanism to "'set yuh
woman straight'... "can these women flee the wicked sentencing
within their 'Judgment Hall'?
Excerpt from Women in the Judgment Hall Intent on not feeling the
pain, my other senses took over, and I started to notice other
things that were not so obvious before, like the frumpy smell that
oozed out from under MaTine's skirt and those almost raised
stretch-marks that ran over her lumpy thighs from as far as my
strained eyes could see until they disappeared in the area beneath
my face, and I shuddered at the thought of those disgusting marks
being contagious, and suddenly my facial skin in the area that
pressed up against her sweaty thighs was scratching, but I dare not
move.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
July 2013 |
Authors: |
Natasha Sumner
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4904-5771-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
1-4904-5771-2 |
Barcode: |
9781490457710 |
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