{"product_id":"the-women-could-fly-a-novel-isbn-9780063116993","title":"The Women Could Fly: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReminiscent of the works of Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, and Octavia Butler, a biting social commentary from the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLakewood \u003c\/em\u003ethat speaks to our times—a piercing dystopian novel about the unbreakable bond between a young woman and her mysterious mother, set in a world in which witches are real and single women are closely monitored.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behavior raises suspicions and a woman—especially a Black woman—can find herself on trial for witchcraft.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut fourteen years have passed since her mother’s disappearance, and now Jo is finally ready to let go of the past. Yet her future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of 30—or enroll in a registry that allows them to be monitored, effectively forfeiting their autonomy. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage. With her ability to control her life on the line, she feels as if she has her never understood her mother more. When she’s offered the opportunity to honor one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful and timely novel, Megan Giddings explores the limits women face—and the powers they have to transgress and transcend them. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Megan Giddings’ prose is brimming with wonder. \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e is a candid appraisal of grief, inheritance, and the merits of unruliness.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaven Leilani, author of Luster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Born of a radical imagination and executed with piercing elegance and skill, \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e recalls legendary works of dystopian fiction but casts a spell all its own. Giddings is a rare and utterly original voice bridging the speculative and the all-too-real.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexandra Kleeman, author of Something New Under the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Profound, daring, wondrous, and utterly original. A feminist dystopian epic about a world where women’s life choices are policed and female power and autonomy are the most dangerous forces of all, Megan Giddings’ \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e offers a hypnotic blend of enchantment and outrage. I could not love this novel more.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most exhilarating and fulfilling books I’ve read in years. It’s wildly imaginative, funny, deep, radical, and full of suspense—I read it in one giant gulp of pleasure. Megan Giddings is truly a remarkable writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJami Attenberg, author of I Came All This Way to Meet You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e drew me in immediately with its balance of humor and pain, magic and familiarity, and the unforgettable characters who are the novel’s beating heart. Reading this book is like putting on an old winter coat and discovering a magical talisman in the pocket: it’s full of warmth, comfort, and a whole new world of possibility. Megan Giddings is an exquisite novelist, and a writer to watch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdrienne Celt, author of End of the World House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e lifts the veil of this world to show, amid the old grief and injustice, a glimmer of necessary magic. This is a gem of a book about womanhood, lineage, and defiance.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eC Pam Zhang, author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"But beneath its surface, 'The Women Could Fly' boils as hot as a witch's cauldron.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Remarkable … It’s a harrowing and beautiful book, and Giddings never lets the immediacy of her subject matter overbalance her graceful storytelling and the deep humanity of her character.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Hughes, Vulture, \"The Best Fantasy Novels of 2022\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Giddings pulls off a dynamite story of a Black woman’s resistance in an oppressive dystopia. Giddings ingeniously blends her harrowing parable of an all-powerful patriarchy with insights into racial imbalances. ...This is brilliant.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An interesting and often thought-provoking novel that looks at a world that enforces heteronormativity in a very limited fashion, and considers how it suffocates women’s autonomy and ability to truly live in their world.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It can be tempting to read 'The Women Could Fly,' which comes in the shadow of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and call the book timely. But the relationship at the heart of this novel — between Jo and her mercurial mother — is much closer to timeless.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Giddings has an incredible handle on the American family, on religious nationalism and how it impacts everyone. She writes with wisdom, grace and a skilled hand; her work is seamless on the page, especially on matters involving identity and all manners of diversity, which in lesser hands could feel didactic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For a book about witches, \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e feels pretty gritty and grounded, and has plenty to say about the regular old dystopia we’re stuck in.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... but here I’d like to tell readers that this novel is about \u003cem\u003ewitches\u003c\/em\u003e and it’s incredibly entertaining. If only we could all be witches.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We could all use a little magic right now.... [Giddings's] language and world-building are beautifully executed, rewriting our assumptions of witchcraft.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Though \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e pushes into unexpected territory, there are many elements that will feel uncomfortably familiar: protests against the continued infringement of the rights of women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community; the rise of a vocal conservative minority; and, of course, widespread condemnation of witchcraft. But it also champions the power of community, inviting readers to view this society through a lens of hope rather than despair. ... \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e, full of imaginative turns, is a timely look at gender roles and societal expectation.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Beth West, Shelf Awareness (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Certain authors seem to have a crystal ball that helps them see into the future, and Megan Giddings displays those visions in \u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly\u003c\/em\u003e....The thoughtful writing and masterful portraits of flawed people and their struggle for survival in a dystopian world is elegant and rewarding.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Combining the misogynist oppression of \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/em\u003e with the sharp insight and science fictional tone of Octavia Butler, Giddings’s latest is a chilling but all too plausible tale.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Women Could Fly \u003c\/em\u003eis an absolute triumph....Giddings conjures up a world that feels familiar, despite the increasingly creepy hints of dystopia. And along the way, she shows what the anti-witch crusaders really fear most: our ability to create a better world if we work together.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharlie Jane Anders, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889781043429,"sku":"NP9780063116993","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063116993.jpg?v=1730231884","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-women-could-fly-a-novel-isbn-9780063116993","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}