![]() ![]() Once a girl enters puberty, or ‘Fruition’, her sole purpose is to bear children. ![]() The one exception to this rule is childbirth. Women are second-class citizens, their every thought, word, and action controlled by men and aren’t even allowed to meet in groups without a man present as a chaperone. They form a fanatical religious group that revolves around ancestor worship. When society as we know it fails and most of the world disappears into a burning wasteland, ten men and their families flee to a desert island. As someone who has always been fascinated by cults, it was a natural choice for me to review. Centering around a cult with some fascinating, if problematic, views about women and the societal roles they should occupy, it’s a powerful story of courage, filled with identifiable characters who face unimaginable hardships. ![]() Dystopian novels are a dime a dozen these days, but Jennie Melamed’s début novel, Gather the Daughters, is anything but typical. ![]()
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