I Who Have Never Known Men
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Jacqueline Harpman
Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus? Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground. The woman who will never know men. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY SOPHIE MACKINTOSH, MAN BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED AUTHOR OF THE WATER CURE
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Author
Jacqueline Harpman
Pages
208
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Published Date
2019-05-02
ISBN
152911179X 9781529111798
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"Very meditative. Great premise and engaging for a light sci-fi. By the end, I really appreciated all that I read from this, and accepted what was. "
Joslyn
"Wow. Thought provoking to say the least. So much to say about what it means to be human and all the conditions needed to make our realities meaningful. I'll be thinking about this one for awhile "
Elise Meyers
"I really enjoyed this. A really interesting take on the human experience.a perspective on loneliness, love, lust and what it’s like to be completely alone in a world you don’t recognize. I thought this was smart and intriguing, my favorite this year so far. "
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Aubrey
"The first 2/3rds of this book were engaging; however, the last 3rd, though thought-provoking, was not as fascinating or eventful as the first two parts. Overall, the story was interesting, but it was not for me. I’m sure there is a specific audience for this book and who would enjoy it. I appreciate it for what it is, a dystopian story. "
Kam
"Oooooof."
Leah Silecchia
"Belgium"
Anna
"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨"
Erika Lynn
"Oh.my.gosh! Such beautiful writing! Was totally hooked from page one!!!"
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Melissa
"What a beautifully haunting novel. I think there is something poignant that this novel was written in 1995, the author passed in 2012, and now, over a decade later, her words are being read and loved by a whole new audience- like we are picking up those sheets of paper stacked on the table. I was also struck that Harpman fled from the horrors of the Holocaust, like the horrors faced by the women."
Katie Kelly
"The writing is very beautiful! This book really makes you realize all we take for granted. I love the simplicity of the main character; her thoughts and outlooks of everything she trys to understand. Very beautiful! "
°°°Ellie♡
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