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Ladataan... Tell Me Of Brave WomenTekijä: Laura Riley
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In this exciting novel, three dynamic women stand up to old traditions and fight abuse in new ways. Samara, a famous storyteller, creates Secret Sisters, an underground society that shelters battered women in the Middle East. She's hunted for her beliefs and stalked for her beauty. Thelma, a tough waitress in Appalachia, witnesses a beating, gets a gun, and changes Samara's destiny forever. Evangelina, a South American teen, is forced to be a drug lord's sex-slave until she's emboldened to flee to Secret Sisters. To escape, she must use a killer's own tactics against him. Through escalating da Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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In the wake of the USB shooter, Laura Riley's Tell Me of Brave Women is very relevant. It's a compelling narrative, all told. It was especially cool that it was not all "first-world problems" -- while these are serious problems, domestic violence (i.e., wife-abuse) is something that spans cultures.
However, I am not sure the structure is ideal. The structure has roughly four threads, but they do not end up synced into a coherent story. They interrelate, but they do not coalesce.
Therefore, I think this novel would be more effective as a series of interrelated novellas. There's some overlap, but the plot threads do not in the end cohere.
I very much like the speculative aspect -- what if a man who abused his wife and/or kid(s) might face random retribution?
It's an interesting thought experiment, especially in the wake of the USB murders. The characters are well drawn and compelling. Their circumstances are -- unfortunately -- realistic.
I got this book for review via www.rambles.net. (