The Furies
- Author Elizabeth Flock
- Narrator Mia Hutchinson-Shaw
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Run Time 12 hours and 6 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Feminism and feminist theory, Political activism, Politics and government, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Sexual abuse and harassment, Society and Social Sciences.
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A stunning narrative investigation into three women who rewrote stories of disempowerment into stories of resistance, and wielded violence to fight back against their oppressors
Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument. Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, that was dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse. And Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria. Each woman has been criticised for their actions by those who believe that violence is never the answer; yet each has transmuted a story of pain into power.
In The Furies, award-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock examines the lives of three unforgettable women who chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them - government, police, courts - utterly failed to do so. In luminous prose, Flock asks searching questions about cultures in which violence seems like the only means of survival, where deeply ingrained ideas about masculinity and women have helped breed the violence that women face. Can women's acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in misogynistic and paternalistic systems, or will they ultimately hurt their cause? The novelistic accounts of these three women offer profound insights into the quest for understanding what a society in which women have real power might look like.
©2024 Elizabeth Flock (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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These stories of women’s vengeance are both harrowing and thrilling. Rosa Parks’ defiance was a carefully planned political act; these begin as the opposite – sheer rage. This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it
author of Strangers Drowning -
The Furies is a remarkable and important exploration – reported with deep rigour and care – of what justice looks like for women who have been stripped of power and are trying to reclaim it
author of Strangers to Ourselves -
The Furies is a glorious excavation of women’s rage. But it is also a cautionary tale of how the world treats women who dare to fight back, to assert their rights, to scream into the dark void of endless discrimination and inequality. These three women will fill you with hope, despair, and yes, fury
author of No Visible Bruises -
Women around the world are fighting back against their oppressors, and these powerful stories – conveyed with rigour and compassion – will leave readers fired up, furious and raring to join the cause
author of The Change -
Drawing on in-depth interviews over many years, Emmy Award-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock creates vivid profiles of three women who responded to abuse with violence and vengeance.…. Stirring narratives of defiance
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