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Publisher's Summary
A FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD: A transformative and necessary work--as completely unexpected as it is inspired--by the award-winning author of the bestselling novels All My Puny Sorrows and A Complicated Kindness.
The sun rises on a quiet June morning in 2009. August Epp sits alone in the hayloft of a barn, anxiously bent over his notebook. He writes quickly, aware that his solitude will soon be broken. Eight women--ordinary grandmothers, mothers and teenagers; yet to August, each one extraordinary-- will climb the ladder into the loft, and the day's true task will begin. This task will be both simple and subversive: August, like the women, is a traditional Mennonite, and he has been asked to record a secret conversation.
Thus begins Miriam Toews' spellbinding novel. Gradually, as we hear the women's vivid voices console, tease, admonish, regale and debate each other, we piece together the reason for the gathering: they have forty-eight hours to make a life-altering choice on behalf of all the women and children in the colony. And like a vast night sky coming into view behind the bright sparks of their voices, we learn of the devastating events that have led to this moment.
Acerbic, funny, tender, sorrowful and wise, Women Talking is composed of equal parts humane love and deep anger. It is award-winning writer Miriam Toews' most astonishing novel to date, containing within its two short days and hayloft setting an expansive, timeless universe of thinking and feeling about women--and men--in our contemporary world.
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- Finalist for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction
“An exquisite critique of patriarchal culture.... Stunningly original and altogether arresting.” (Kirkus Review, starred review)
“[A] sharp blade of a novel.... Toews’s eviscerating fictionalization of this incendiary reality focuses not on the violence but, rather, on the keen, subversive intelligence of the Mennonite women, their philosophical casts of mind, clashing personalities, and deep concerns about family and faith." (Booklist, starred review)
“Compelling.... Women Talking is no ordinary book, and even before hitting the shelves it’s got people talking. Some who received advance copies, including Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, have placed it firmly in the camp of feminist books that will become part of a canon that questions the patriarchy.” (Deborah Dundas, Toronto Star)
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Set in the fictional Mennonite community of Molotschna and taking place over 48 hours, Women Talking focuses on August Epp, a former outcast who has recently been welcomed back into the fold. August sits alone in the colony’s hayloft, preparing for what is to come. Eight members of the Mennonite colony—all women—arrive to detail their experiences, describing how they—and many other women and children—have suffered being tormented and violated by the community’s most powerful men.
Throughout the tales that the women weave, listeners begin to understand why they have entered the hayloft to speak to Epp: they need a voice. The women do not speak English and cannot read or write. As the devastating events are revealed, the women wrestle with what they should do next. Should they do nothing? Should they stay and fight? Or should they leave the community altogether?
Matthew Edison narrates this astonishing account of women’s oppression and courage. Listen before you watch— Women Talking is now an award-winning film directed by Sarah Polley and starring Jessie Buckley and Claire Foy.
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- c johnston
- 2018-11-12
Painful subject, frustrating to listen to..
This is based on a true story about a large group of mennonite women who drugged and raped. The are told by the men the community that they must forgive the rapists and have to make a decision in 48 hours to stay and forgive, or leave. There is a lot of philosophical discussion between an oppressed group of women in a patriarchal religion. The narrator in the story is a man , and I find this makes it very irritating to listen to.
I read for relaxation and enjoyment so this is not a book for me and had to stop listening after 2 hours.
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- kara
- 2019-08-15
I want more
This book was so good but I wish I could hear this story from the women.
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- Danielle Hoefele
- 2018-09-16
Wow
Really interesting storytelling. Despite being about a heavy subject, this story did not depress me. It feels hopeful and beautiful.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-08-25
Excellent!!
This is an amazing well written book. For people who were not happy with the fact that it was a male narrator... they should have kept listening because in chapter 2 or 3 we find out that the school teacher who's point of view the story is told from is a male so it would actually be weird to have a female narrate this story. Also if you know anything about traditional Mennonite culture you would understand why it is a male taking minutes in the meeting of women. The author does and excellent job explaining this in the story as well.
This is the first book I have ever read or listened to of this author. Her ability to weave the story and the research she put into it is very relevant and will be reading or listening to more by her.
The preface were we get to hear where the idea came from and the authors voice really set the tone and sent me down a research path into the story of the Manitoba colony in Bolivia in the early 2000's. Thank you so much for this great book!
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- Patricia Filteau
- 2019-06-22
A must read
So well written. Dialogue exquisite. The dialogue really drew me into the sentiment of the characters. I felt a part of the colony while reading and listening the novel. I could readily sense the environment, the landscape, the people, the smells, the structures, the tensions, the voices ... the agony. The dramatization was well done. In a word, I savoured the story and wanted it to continue. Bravo, Miriam , for yet another moving insight into why people behave the way they do.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-05-26
Wonderful Book
I loved the brave woman in this book who with no knowledge of the world they ventured forth into did so anyway as they placed the safety of their children above their own .
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- Claire
- 2019-04-16
loved it!
very touching story showing the strength, passion and intelligence and will of "simple" women living in a repressed society.
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- Michelle
- 2019-01-08
A wry retelling ...
A wry retelling of horrific events, giving voice to those who were voiceless in a way that sidesteps sentimentality and confronts darkness with light and adept humor. Enjoyable listen.
I do wonder, is it intentional that the women's voices and minutes are relayed by a man? And does this small redemtion, on behalf of mennonite men, transmit another message of hope?
An important addition to modern feminist literature.
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- Joanna
- 2018-09-19
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this is one of the most boring books I have ever read and I was so excited to read it. absolutely nothing happens. I held.on until about 3/4 through expecting some kind of excitement. very disappointing.
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- Anna
- 2023-01-16
Did not enjoy
Story was annoying to try and follow especially with this narrator. He mispronounces a lot of the names and is pretty monotone. It was really hard to get through.
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