Gather the Daughters
Autor Jennie Melameden Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 apr 2018
GATHER THE DAUGHTERS is a haunting story of an isolated island cult for fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE, THE GIRLS and THE POWER. 'An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart' Kate HamerOn a small isolated island, there's a community that lives by its own rules. Boys grow up knowing they will one day reign inside and outside the home, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood.
But before that time comes, there is an island ritual that offers children an exhilarating reprieve. Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps to roam wild: they run, they fight, they sleep on the beach and build camps in trees. They are free.
It is at the end of one of these summers, as the first frost laces the ground, that one of the younger girls witnesses something she was never supposed to see. And she returns home, muddy and terrified, clutching in her small hand a truth that could unravel their carefully constructed island world forever.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781472241726
ISBN-10: 147224172X
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Headline
ISBN-10: 147224172X
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 126 x 196 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Headline
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Notă biografică
Jennie
Melamed
is
a
psychiatric
nurse
practitioner
who
specializes
in
working
with
traumatized
children.
During
her
doctoral
work
at
the
University
of
Washington,
she
investigated
anthropological,
biological,
and
cultural
aspects
of
child
sexual
abuse.
Jennie
lives
in
Seattle
with
her
husband
and
their
two
dogs.
Recenzii
"A
spooky,
sure-footed
debut...It's
a
provocative,
dystopian
page-turner
about
patriarchy
run
amok-just
the
thing
to
tide
you
over
until
the
next
season
ofThe
Handmaid's
Tale."—People
"Gather the Daughtersshares a genetic code with Kazuo Ishiguro'sNever Let Me Goand Margaret Atwood'sThe Handmaid's Tale."—New York Times Book Review
"Melamed hasn't written a simple didactic dystopia; her island is more brutal but also more hopeful than the usual brave new world - if only the four girls facing its horrific rituals can learn the truth in time."—New York Magazine
"Lyrical and ferocious, Jennie Melamed'sGather the Daughtersfollows the young daughters of an isolated society who start to question the truths of their world. Melamed paints the joys and anxieties of girlhood with visceral force as the puzzle deepens and consequences multiply. An heir to the speculative creations of Margaret Atwood and Shirley Jackson,Gather the Daughtersis a darkly compelling read."—Helene Wecker,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Golem and the Jinni
"Set on an enchanted island where magic is replaced by Freudian nightmare,Gather the Daughtersis an eerie, claustrophobic tale in the spirit of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Grimm's fairy tales. In her extraordinary first novel, Melamed pulls no punches. The young girls in this story are both victims of violence and perpetrators of it. They are survivors and warriors. Forget your conventional coming-of-age morality tales--this book is about the gory transition from girlhood to womanhood and how difficult it is to balance animal instinct with the pragmatism of endurance. A gripping and elegantly-crafted read."
—Joshua Gaylord, author of When We Were Animals
"InGather the Daughters, girls and women face a world that is brutal, insidious, and unjust--and yet, hope and resilience persist. This is a lush, vivid and chilling novel. A remarkable debut."—Edan Lepucki, author ofCaliforniaandWoman No. 17
"Compulsive and suspenseful.... This beautifully and carefully constructed work pulls no punches in its depiction of a bleak future; it will attract fans of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and readers who enjoy horror, suspense, and dystopian fiction."
—Library Journal (starred review)
"An intriguing, gorgeously realized and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart."
—Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat
"Melamed is a masterful writer, and she establishes a hauntingly vivid atmosphere.... This is a haunting work in the spirit of The Handmaid's Tale--but Melamed more than holds her own. Hopefully, her debut is a harbinger of more to come. Fearsome, vivid, and raw: Melamed's work describes a world of indoctrination and revolt."
—Kirkus (starred review)
"Melamed's haunting and powerful debut blazes a fresh path in the tradition of classic dystopian works...a searing portrayal of a utopian society gone wrong...Melamed's prose is taut and precise. Her nuanced characters and honest examination of the crueler sides of human nature establish her as a formidable author in the vein of Shirley Jackson and Margaret Atwood."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Melamed's gorgeous writing lets the details of this fundamentalist society drip out slowly. Readers will find dread washing over them as the story unfolds, and will be left catching their breath when the full backstory dawns on them. This one belongs on every dystopia reading list."—Booklist (starred review)
"Chilling.... Fiction lovers and fans of Margaret Atwood'sThe Handmaid's Talewon't be able to put this one down."—Real Simple
"Brutal and bold,Gather the Daughtersis beguiling.... Melamed displays remarkable restraint and confidence, masterfully drawing out the mysteries of the island so that the girls' sense of unease and confusion is perfectly mirrored by readers. The gradual reveal about what is really going is suspenseful and satisfying, and Melamed narrates the tale in dreamy, lyrical prose that provides a heightened contrast to the nightmarish aspects of the girls' reality. Chilling in tone and fearless in its storytelling,Gather the Daughtersis a fierce, feminist battle cry."—BookPage
"William Golding'sLord of the Flieswings by in the form of the wild, sometimes savage summers allowed the youngsters in the cult. The spirit of Shirley Jackson's short storyThe Lotterymight be detected here, too, given the claustrophobic society in which the action takes place.... Melamed, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, has drawn on her professional background to depict the interior lives of girls and women caught in such a brutal, cloistered world. She offers strong and at times poetic images of the natural environment in which her story takes place."—Seattle Times
"Melamed conjures a wildly dystopian future run by an island-bound cult and plunks four heroines right in the middle. Equal parts disturbing and inspiring."—Entertainment Weekly
"Melamed's plot suggests some real storytelling chops. Crafting a new society with its own bizarre rules is a big undertaking and the writing is fast-paced. You get a feel for what the girls face and how they strain against the island dogma to find their own voices and freedom."—USA Today
"Gather The Daughtersis dystopic fiction for a new generation, as well as a page-turner we couldn't put down."—Refinery29
"Gather the Daughtersis one of the most gorgeous debut novels of the summer. While it bears some inevitable comparisons to certain contemporary favorites -The Handmaid's Tale,The Giver, Never Let Me Go, evenSpring Awakening, - first time author Jennie Melamed has released a whole new world that spins entirely on its own axis.... In exquisite prose, Melamed shows us the dark colors of these serrated boundaries, and how people bleed when they push against them. The voices and stories of these girls will be seared permanently into your heart."
—Michigan Daily
"A skillful novel of suspense.... The characterisation is strong and the focus on the leadership and strategic skills of pubescent girls is refreshing. The narrative moves between three girls and one woman, and each has a distinctive voice, character and family background developed in a way that makes her personality plausible and likable.... Narrative tension builds as skilful characterisation fills the reader with growing concern for the central voices."—The Guardian
"I've never before read a dystopian fiction that was an extended analogy for an abusive relationship, and the analogy works quite well....Melamed's understanding of the psychology of abuse and recovery is masterful."—Seattle Review of Books
"A dystopian tale about a reclusive cult community reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's Gilead,Gather the Daughtersintroduces readers to a society maimed by "flame, war, and ignorance," a world where young women are viewed as vessels for childbearing and nothing more. Within the pages of this hauntingly compelling debut, coming of age coincides with public and private acts of rebellion that lead to irrevocable change for the community that its heroines call home. A quintessential companion toA Handmaid's Taleand thematic preface toAmerican Horror Story: Cult, Jennie Melamed's novel is a dark yet empowering read."—Signature Reads
"Jennie Melamed's dark yet satisfying GATHER THE DAUGHTERS transports readers to a post-apocalyptic colony ruled by tyrannical men.... Melamed's debut is a captivating meditation on the dangers of misogyny and fear."—Electric Literature
"Gather the Daughtersshares a genetic code with Kazuo Ishiguro'sNever Let Me Goand Margaret Atwood'sThe Handmaid's Tale."—New York Times Book Review
"Melamed hasn't written a simple didactic dystopia; her island is more brutal but also more hopeful than the usual brave new world - if only the four girls facing its horrific rituals can learn the truth in time."—New York Magazine
"Lyrical and ferocious, Jennie Melamed'sGather the Daughtersfollows the young daughters of an isolated society who start to question the truths of their world. Melamed paints the joys and anxieties of girlhood with visceral force as the puzzle deepens and consequences multiply. An heir to the speculative creations of Margaret Atwood and Shirley Jackson,Gather the Daughtersis a darkly compelling read."—Helene Wecker,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Golem and the Jinni
"Set on an enchanted island where magic is replaced by Freudian nightmare,Gather the Daughtersis an eerie, claustrophobic tale in the spirit of Shakespeare's The Tempest and Grimm's fairy tales. In her extraordinary first novel, Melamed pulls no punches. The young girls in this story are both victims of violence and perpetrators of it. They are survivors and warriors. Forget your conventional coming-of-age morality tales--this book is about the gory transition from girlhood to womanhood and how difficult it is to balance animal instinct with the pragmatism of endurance. A gripping and elegantly-crafted read."
—Joshua Gaylord, author of When We Were Animals
"InGather the Daughters, girls and women face a world that is brutal, insidious, and unjust--and yet, hope and resilience persist. This is a lush, vivid and chilling novel. A remarkable debut."—Edan Lepucki, author ofCaliforniaandWoman No. 17
"Compulsive and suspenseful.... This beautifully and carefully constructed work pulls no punches in its depiction of a bleak future; it will attract fans of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and readers who enjoy horror, suspense, and dystopian fiction."
—Library Journal (starred review)
"An intriguing, gorgeously realized and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart."
—Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat
"Melamed is a masterful writer, and she establishes a hauntingly vivid atmosphere.... This is a haunting work in the spirit of The Handmaid's Tale--but Melamed more than holds her own. Hopefully, her debut is a harbinger of more to come. Fearsome, vivid, and raw: Melamed's work describes a world of indoctrination and revolt."
—Kirkus (starred review)
"Melamed's haunting and powerful debut blazes a fresh path in the tradition of classic dystopian works...a searing portrayal of a utopian society gone wrong...Melamed's prose is taut and precise. Her nuanced characters and honest examination of the crueler sides of human nature establish her as a formidable author in the vein of Shirley Jackson and Margaret Atwood."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Melamed's gorgeous writing lets the details of this fundamentalist society drip out slowly. Readers will find dread washing over them as the story unfolds, and will be left catching their breath when the full backstory dawns on them. This one belongs on every dystopia reading list."—Booklist (starred review)
"Chilling.... Fiction lovers and fans of Margaret Atwood'sThe Handmaid's Talewon't be able to put this one down."—Real Simple
"Brutal and bold,Gather the Daughtersis beguiling.... Melamed displays remarkable restraint and confidence, masterfully drawing out the mysteries of the island so that the girls' sense of unease and confusion is perfectly mirrored by readers. The gradual reveal about what is really going is suspenseful and satisfying, and Melamed narrates the tale in dreamy, lyrical prose that provides a heightened contrast to the nightmarish aspects of the girls' reality. Chilling in tone and fearless in its storytelling,Gather the Daughtersis a fierce, feminist battle cry."—BookPage
"William Golding'sLord of the Flieswings by in the form of the wild, sometimes savage summers allowed the youngsters in the cult. The spirit of Shirley Jackson's short storyThe Lotterymight be detected here, too, given the claustrophobic society in which the action takes place.... Melamed, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, has drawn on her professional background to depict the interior lives of girls and women caught in such a brutal, cloistered world. She offers strong and at times poetic images of the natural environment in which her story takes place."—Seattle Times
"Melamed conjures a wildly dystopian future run by an island-bound cult and plunks four heroines right in the middle. Equal parts disturbing and inspiring."—Entertainment Weekly
"Melamed's plot suggests some real storytelling chops. Crafting a new society with its own bizarre rules is a big undertaking and the writing is fast-paced. You get a feel for what the girls face and how they strain against the island dogma to find their own voices and freedom."—USA Today
"Gather The Daughtersis dystopic fiction for a new generation, as well as a page-turner we couldn't put down."—Refinery29
"Gather the Daughtersis one of the most gorgeous debut novels of the summer. While it bears some inevitable comparisons to certain contemporary favorites -The Handmaid's Tale,The Giver, Never Let Me Go, evenSpring Awakening, - first time author Jennie Melamed has released a whole new world that spins entirely on its own axis.... In exquisite prose, Melamed shows us the dark colors of these serrated boundaries, and how people bleed when they push against them. The voices and stories of these girls will be seared permanently into your heart."
—Michigan Daily
"A skillful novel of suspense.... The characterisation is strong and the focus on the leadership and strategic skills of pubescent girls is refreshing. The narrative moves between three girls and one woman, and each has a distinctive voice, character and family background developed in a way that makes her personality plausible and likable.... Narrative tension builds as skilful characterisation fills the reader with growing concern for the central voices."—The Guardian
"I've never before read a dystopian fiction that was an extended analogy for an abusive relationship, and the analogy works quite well....Melamed's understanding of the psychology of abuse and recovery is masterful."—Seattle Review of Books
"A dystopian tale about a reclusive cult community reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's Gilead,Gather the Daughtersintroduces readers to a society maimed by "flame, war, and ignorance," a world where young women are viewed as vessels for childbearing and nothing more. Within the pages of this hauntingly compelling debut, coming of age coincides with public and private acts of rebellion that lead to irrevocable change for the community that its heroines call home. A quintessential companion toA Handmaid's Taleand thematic preface toAmerican Horror Story: Cult, Jennie Melamed's novel is a dark yet empowering read."—Signature Reads
"Jennie Melamed's dark yet satisfying GATHER THE DAUGHTERS transports readers to a post-apocalyptic colony ruled by tyrannical men.... Melamed's debut is a captivating meditation on the dangers of misogyny and fear."—Electric Literature