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Marge Piercy - Woman on The Edge of Time (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9780704346567
Synopsis
First published in 1979, Marge Piercy's novel is both a drama of survival and a Utopian epic.
Connie Ramos, 37, Mexican-American and unfairly incarcerated in a mental hospital, is the enduring central character in a book about differing visions of the future.
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.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Science Fiction
- Published : 1979 (This Edition 2000 - Woman's Press Classics)
- ISBN : 9780704346567
- SKU : B003270
- PPC : SP350gm
- RRP : £12.00
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Ask any woman born pre-1970 to name the books which she found life altering and you can bet that Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy appears among them. Woman on the Edge of Time is the moving story of Connie Ramos, a thirty-seven-year-old Mexican-American, unfairly incarcerated in a mental hospital, whose survival instinct is greatly tested. On a larger scale it is a Utopian epic that makes you question the system that institutionalises her. Although originally published in 1979, this Women's Press classic has endured the test of time and is greatly relevant to the 21st Century reader interested in the idea of the position of women in the world." - Erica Jong.
"This is my absolute favourite utopia ever. A damning look at the attitude towards mental health in the 70's and quite painful in parts, I cannot help but wish we could live as they do in this "future" world. Dystopia and Utopia all in one, and the mental health aspect is so very relevant to the push towards openness that is currently happening. A masterpiece."
"Absolute classic, should be read by all really. Mixes science fiction/fantasy with utopian world building but based in current history, so a whole range of perspectives, but doesn't seem dated unlike some books of the time it was written. Brilliant exploration of issues without being preachy or annoying." - Amazon Reviews.
The Author
Marge Piercy has written seventeen novels including the New York Times bestseller Gone to Soldiers, the national bestsellers Braided Lives and The Longings of Women, and the classic Woman on the Edge of Time, as well as He, She and It and Sex Wars; nineteen volumes of poetry including The Hunger Moon: New and Selected Poems 1980–2010, The Crooked Inheritance, and Made in Detroit; and the critically acclaimed memoir Sleeping with Cats. Born in centre city Detroit, educated at the University of Michigan and Northwestern, and the recipient of four honorary doctorates, Piercy is active in anti-war, feminist, and environmental causes.
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