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Author
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Sheri
S Tepper |
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Title
Index
The |
The
Gate to Women's
Country |
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| Year |
1988 |
| Publisher |
Bantam
Press (Transworld
Publishers) |
| ISBN |
0593016041 |
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Synopsis
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The
Gate to Women's
Country tells
of a society that
exists three
hundred years
after our own has
nearly destroyed
itself. Now,
male warriors are
separated from
women at an early
age and live in
garrisons plotting
futilely for the
battles which must
never be fought
again.
Inside the women's
towns, education,
arts and science
flourish.
But for some, like
Stavia, there is
more to see.
Her sojourn with
the man she is
forbidden to love
brings into sharp
focus the
contradictions
that define their
lives. And
when tragedy
strikes, Stavia is
faced with a
decision she never
thought she would
make - a decision
that could forever
change their
world. |
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Review
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Here
is a novel that
rivals Margaret
Atwood's The
Handmaid's Tale
in scope, impact,
and the sheer
power of its
storytelling.
"Tepper
... knows how to
write a well-made,
on-moving story
with strong
characters, and
she uses her anger
honestly.
The strength and
passionate sadness
of the story's end
... are tragic in
the real meaning
of the word."
Ursula le Guin |
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Credit:
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Mount
Olympus
Mythical
home of
Zeus,
Mount
Olympus is
the
highest
peak in
Greece, at
9,570 feet
(2,917
meters).
In this
winter
view,
Olympus is
the only
peak with
a dusting
of snow --
recalling
its name
in
classical
Greek,
which
means
“the
luminous
one.” |
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