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Sarah Hall
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Carhullan Army |
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No copies available |
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| Published in: |
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English |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN: |
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057123660X |
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Faber and Faber |
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0.22 pounds |
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4.96 x 0.59 x 7.8 inches |
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3 Bibliovore (United Kingdom), Katie (United Kingdom), Tweedledum (United Kingdom) |
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3 seanat (United Kingdom), Teresa Majury (United Kingdom), Aurora (United Kingdom) |
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Product Description
Set in the part of England once known as The Lake District and frequented by hordes of landscape hungry tourists, "The Carhullan Army" is narrated by a young woman who has adopted the name Sister. Britain after its union with the United States and numerous unsuccessful foreign wars, has found itself in the grip of a severe fuel crisis and the country is now under the control of a severe body known as The Authority. All fire-arms have been handed over to the Government and all women have been fitted with contraceptive devices; this Britain of the near-future is brutal and very-near desperate. Sister`s only hope - or so she thinks - lies in finding the Carhullan Army: a mythical band of women who lives a communal existence in the remote hills of Cumbria.A "Handmaid`s Tale" for our times, Sarah Hall`s novella is about women, terrorism, and individual choice. As compelling as it is believable, "The Carhullan Army" represents yet another stage in her development as one of Britain`s most original and relevant story tellers.
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Tweedledum (United Kingdom) (2012/11/04):
Powerful futuristic novel set in a Britain which has slid into a totalitarian ruinous state. Women are only allowed to give birth if their lottery number comes up and birth control is rigorously enforced A group of women maintain a resistance in the high fells of the Lake District and eventually emerge to challenge the state. A story which sticks in the mind and challenges a lot of assumptions and complacencies.
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