In the folklore passed down through the families, the country was burned to the ground, and ten families escaped to an island, living in a traditional way, and writing their own holy book governing how they live. My first response after reading this book was just ‘whoa’, and even after a little while to digest, it’s still difficult to articulate my thoughts on it.Īny book that starts out with an isolated cult is automatically bound to interest, but as the book unfolds and we learn more and more about this cult, the more sickening and distasteful it becomes. Tinder Press is really becoming a must-watch publisher, with fantastic titles like Gather the Daughters popping up all over the place.
Remarkable debut.’ Edan Lepucki, author of California and Woman No. This is a lush, vivid and chilling novel. Girls and women face a world that is brutal, insidious, and unjust-and yet, Read.’ Joshua Gaylord, author of When We Were Animals Instinct with the pragmatism of endurance. Transition from girlhood to womanhood and how difficult it is to balance animal Your conventional coming-of-age morality tales-this book is about the gory The young girls in this story are both victims ‘An eerie, claustrophobic tale in the spirit of The Tempest and Grimm's fairy An heir to the speculative creations of Margaret Atwood and Shirley GATHER THE DAUGHTERS is a smoldering debut ĭark and energetic, compulsively readable, Melamed's novel announces her as anĪnd ferocious…Melamed paints the joys and anxieties of girlhood with visceralįorce. 'It's a richly envisioned world, the strange isolation of which Melamed is excellent at teasing out slowly' Independent
'A skilful novel full of suspense' Guardian And she returns home with a truth that could bring their island world to its knees. To be free.Īt the end of one of such summer, one of the younger girls sees something she was never supposed to see.
Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps, to roam the island, sleep on the beach and build camps in trees. Boys grow up knowing they will one day take charge, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood.īut before that time comes, a ritual offers children an exhilarating reprieve. On a small isolated island, there's a community that lives by its own rules. ' An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart' Kate Hamer 'Obsessed with The Handmaid's Tale? This brilliant book is the one for you' Stylist
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