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\nWomen Talking by Miriam Toews.
\n"A major work by one of our most beloved and estee med writers\, the novel is based on real events that happened between 2005 and 2009 in a remote Mennonite community where more than 100 girls and wo men were drugged unconscious and raped in the night by what they were told were "ghosts" or "demons." Women Talking is an imagined response to these real events. It takes place over 48 hours\, as eight women hide in a hayl oft while the men are in a nearby town posting bail for the perpetrators. They have come together to debate\, on behalf of all the women and childre n in the community\, whether to stay or leave before the men return. Takin g minutes is the one man invited by the women to witness the conversation- -a former outcast whose own surprising story is revealed as the women talk . By turns poignant\, furious\, witty\, acerbic\, tender\, devastating\, a nd heartbreaking\, the voices in this extraordinary novel are unforgettabl e."-- Provided by publisher.
\nA limited number of \;Women Talki ng by Miriam Toews are available at Regent Place Library\, otherwise reser ve your copy here.
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