When She Woke (Hardcover)
| Author: Hillary Jordan |
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Workman Pub Co
ISBN-10: 1565126297
ISBN-13: 9781565126299
Sku: 221005912
Publish Date: 8/13/2012
Pages:
344
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Hannah Payne, sentenced to being dyed a stigmatizing red for the crime of having an abortion, must learn to adjust to her new circumstances in a United States where her married lover, Aidan Dale, is Secretary of Faith. |
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This socially conscious speculative novel reimagines THE SCARLET LETTER'S Hester Prynne as Hannah Payne, a free-thinking and impulsive young woman whose aborted pregnancy (the result of a fling) results in a cruel punishment: her skin is "melachromed" into a bright red, to set her apart from "decent" society. In the dystopian future of author Hillary Jordan's imagination, the church's power has outstripped the state's, and rampant moralizing is at the heart of governance. Jordan guides her protagonist skillfully through this maze, imbuing her with determination, independence, and insight that may or may not save the day.
This socially conscious speculative novel reimagines THE SCARLET LETTER'S Hester Prynne as Hannah Payne, a free-thinking and impulsive young woman whose aborted pregnancy (the result of a fling) results in a cruel punishment: her skin is "melachromed" into a bright red, to set her apart from "decent" society. In the dystopian future of author Hillary Jordan's imagination, the church's power has outstripped the state's, and rampant moralizing is at the heart of governance. Jordan guides her protagonist skillfully through this maze, imbuing her with determination, independence, and insight that may or may not save the day.
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"An inventive tale about a new America that has lost its way -- whose values echo fundamentalism--WHEN SHE WOKE is, at its heart, a tense, energetic and lively paced story about self-discovery and reclamation in the wake of enormous shame. It is a story about the price of love."
- Kathryn Savage
10/11/2011
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