Cornerstone Paperback English
Woman on the Edge of Time
The classic feminist dystopian novel
By Marge Piercy
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'One of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning.' GLORIA STEINEM 'She is a serious writer who deserves the sort of considered attention which, too often, she does not get...' MARGARET ATWOOD _______________________________________ Often compared to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Naomi Alderman's The Power - Woman on the Edge of Time has been hailed as a classic of speculative science fiction. Disturbing and forward thinking, Marge Piercy's remarkable novel will speak to a new generation of readers. Connie Ramos has been unjustly incarcerated in a mental institution with no hope of release. The authorities view her as a danger to herself and to others. Her family has given up on her. But Connie has a secret - a way to escape the confines of her cell. She can see the future. . . For fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and THE POWER, this is a reissue of a much loved feminist classic.
'One of those rare novels that leave us different people at the end than we were at the beginning.' GLORIA STEINEM
'She is a serious writer who deserves the sort of considered attention which, too often, she does not get...' MARGARET ATWOOD
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Often compared to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Naomi Alderman's The Power - Woman on the Edge of Time has been hailed as a classic of speculative science fiction. Disturbing and forward thinking, Marge Piercy's remarkable novel will speak to a new generation of readers.
Connie Ramos has been unjustly incarcerated in a mental institution with no hope of release. The authorities view her as a danger to herself and to others. Her family has given up on her.
But Connie has a secret - a way to escape the confines of her cell. She can see the future. . .
For fans of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and THE POWER, this is a reissue of a much loved feminist classic.