Red Clocks: Shortlisted FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INAUGURAL ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION ‘Intense, beautifully crafted . . . Her talent is electric. Get ready for a shock’ Guardian This is a work of ficti on. Keep telling yourself that. America has changed. For women, it has changed for the worse.Ro, a single high-school teacher, is desperate to become a mother. But with IVF now illegal – along with abortion and other reproductive rights – parenthood looks increasingly unlikely for her. Her best friend Susan is trapped in a failing marriage with two children, her star student Mattie is unwillingly pregnant and Gin, an outcast offering other women natural remedies, has become the centre of a modern-day witch-hunt.With warmth, wit and ferocious inventiveness, Red Clocks shows us an all-too plausible near-future: like The Handmaid’s Tale, it is a call to arms, set to become a modern classic.In the small, rural town, the struggle for reproductive rights takes centre stage, painting a literary masterpiece that is both heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. The top-notch storytelling of Leni Zumas in Red Clocks is a testament to her electric talent.For fans of Marge Piercy (The Cost of Lunch, Etc.), Joanne Ramos (The Farm), Jessamine Chan (The School for Good Mothers), Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin), and Louise O'Neill (Idol). Show more