‘Red Clocks’ by Leni Zumas is an imaginative and thought-provoking novel that explores the complexities of modern life and the challenges facing women in today’s society. Set in a near-future where IVF and abortion are illegal, the book follows Ro, a high school teacher who desperately wants to become a mom, Susan, her best friend who is struggling in her failing marriage, and Mattie, their star student who is unwillingly pregnant. Gin, a young outcast who offers natural remedies to other women, becomes the centre of an unexpected witch-hunt, with devastating consequences. Through a combination of heart-wrenching drama, razor-sharp social commentary, and unflinching honesty, Zumas creates a vivid and compelling portrait of the perils and possibilities facing women today.
‘Red Clocks’ is a gripping and thought-provoking read that will leave you reeling with emotion and questioning your own assumptions about the future of our society.
Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
We go straight to the Guardian to glean some review quotes:
"Intense. Beautifully crafted. . . That's what this electric period of political fiction demands. History is being rewritten in your living room." - The Guardian
This novel tells a fictional story set in a near future America where women are facing serious challenges. It follows the lives of Ro, a middle school English teacher who dreams of becoming a mom after being stymied by anti-abortion laws; her close friend and coworker, Susan, who struggles with having two kids and an emotional cheating spouse; and Gin, a woman pushed to the margins of society who lives by alternative superstition and offers herbal “cures” to others.
Set in Seacoast Massachusetts, in an isolated town plagued by pollution and crime, Red Clocks is an emotionally charged read that spoke to readers of Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tales), Elizabeth Wu (Crazy Lady's Child), and even Marisa Silver (Grandma Was a Vietnam Vet).
Despite the hardships depicted by its protagonists – or maybe because of them – this work dazzles with its wonderful writing, pointed observations, and compassionate insight into the plight of female oppression. Each chapter digs deeper into the lives and emotions of these extraordinary heroines with vivid detail that seeps into your soul and leaves you yearning for their joy and survival no matter how impossible your own circumstances may seem compared to theirs.
Writer Leni Zumaski is just getting started, and her debut is already a game-changing work that will leave you thinking long after it leaves your hands. Highly recommended.
Электронная Книга «Red Clocks» написана автором Leni Zumas в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780008209858
Описание книги от Leni Zumas
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INAUGURAL ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION‘Intense, beautifully crafted . . . Her talent is electric. Get ready for a shock’ GuardianThis is a work of fiction. Keep telling yourself that.America has changed. For women, it has changed for the worse.Ro, a single high-school teacher, is desperate to become a mother. But with IVF now illegal – along with abortion and other reproductive rights – parenthood looks increasingly unlikely for her. Her best friend Susan is trapped in a failing marriage with two children, her star student Mattie is unwillingly pregnant and Gin, an outcast offering other women natural remedies, has become the centre of a modern-day witch-hunt.With warmth, wit and ferocious inventiveness, Red Clocks shows us an all-too plausible near-future: like The Handmaid’s Tale, it is a call to arms, set to become a modern classic.
