When women were dragons : a novel
Barnhill, Kelly Regan2022
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Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours. But this version of 1950's America is characterised by a significant event: The Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales and talons, left a trail of fiery destruction in their path, and took to the skies. Seemingly for good. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex's beloved Aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn't know. It's taboo to speak of, even more so than her crush on Sonja, her schoolmate. Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of dragons: a mother more protective than ever, a father growing increasingly distant, the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed and a new 'sister' obsessed with dragons far beyond propriety. Through loss, rage and self-discovery, this story follows Alex's journey as she deals with the events leading up to and beyond the Mass Dragoning, and her connection with the phenomenon itself.
Main title:
When women were dragons : a novel / Kelly Barnhill.
Author:
Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author
Edition:
Large print edition.
Imprint:
New York : Random House Large Print, 2022.
Collation:
528 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780593608081 (pbk)0593608089 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
524502
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Large Print | LP BARN | Available |