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The Quickening

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What to expect

The Quickening is a bold and shocking novel set in a near-future Britain, about gender, power and betrayal.

'Does the world seem right, to you?'

Years ago, Dana Mayer had a vision of a better world: one where women are in charge. Now her manifesto, The Quickening, has established the rules for a new order, designed to elevate and protect women. A genteel and peaceful society that prioritises nature, good manners and aesthetics. Of course, in order for women to maintain control, the freedoms of men have been necessarily limited.

Arthur Alden loves Dana Mayer but hates the world she has created. But can he find a way to resist, without losing everything? And with Dana intent on making men pay reparations for their past crimes, can Arthur be allowed to live without punishment?

(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Critics Review

For fans of The Handmaid's Tale, this is a must
Independent
No matter how often you've fantasised of a world ruled by women, this will put fear in your heart!
The Sunday Times
A daring, dystopian tale
1883 Magazine
The rarest of all literary beasts
The Times
Riley is obviously super smart and has an old-fashioned, modernist sort of style that makes you think. I loved it.
Daily Mail
Praise for Acts of Love
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'Talulah Riley is an absolute force of nature. As is her lead character. Read and revel'
A bold story of love and deception, with a fascinating main character
Woman's Own
A refreshing love story about the importance of independence and destiny
Marie Claire
A fluid and engaging love story with a truly unique heroine
Heat
The provocative novel by Riley . . . imagines a future in which women dominate and men are enslaved and emasculated
Daily Mail
Author Talulah Riley
Narrator Debbie Korley, Matt Bates
Duration 9 hours and 33 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781473642935
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Dystopian and utopian fiction, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Politics
Availability AU, GB, IE

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