The Seawomen
- Author Chloe Timms
- Narrator Samara MacLaren
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Run Time 12 hours and 9 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Dark fantasy, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Narrative theme: Social issues.
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What to expect
If they do not conceive, they're cast back into the ocean as a sacrifice in an act called the Untethering.
Esta witnesses such an act as a child. Her childhood growing up on the island is fraught with tension as she comes to the terms with the prohibitive malaise of the culture she finds herself in. Before long, she gets a taste of freedom and the potential of the world that is much larger than Eden's Isle. But she is bound, like many women before her, when she is married off and her motheryear is finally declared. Will she conceive a child in her loveless arranged marriage, or suffer the same fate of many women before her, and be Untethered?
The Seawomen is a debut novel crackling with imagination and love. It's about the choices we make and challenging the myths and ties that bind us.
(P) 2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Critics Review
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Beautifully written … a great concept, brilliantly executed, and it is essential reading for dystopian fiction fans
Sunday Business Post -
If you’re looking for your next Handmaid’s Tale-esque fix, this is it
Belfast Telegraph -
Timms unmasks organised religion as a gleaming façade for misogynistic cults, and explores how easily whispered rumours can spiral into mass hysteria. Bonus points for her shockingly nasty villain, Father Jessop
SFX -
An unsettling and lushly-written reimagining of witch trials, exploring fertility, control and how what we believe can save us – or destroy us. The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Shape of Water
Kirsty Logan -
A gripping tale of love and bravery; The Seawomen immerses you in its watery world.
Sophie Ward -
This book sucked me under and held me in its gorgeous, terrifying embrace. It’s a rare treat to read a story so gripping told in such beautiful prose. Dive in and don’t look back.
Zoe Gilbert
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