Join us for a Women Talking Movie Night & Matinee on Friday, May 19th (6-9 PM) & Sunday, May 21st (11-2 PM) at our NEW BOOKTIQUE! This in-person adventure compliments our Book Club chat for Women Talking by Miriam Toews, but pre-reading is not required for this event... Psst... If ya didn't read the story with our Book Club last year, there's still time to pick up a physical copy, audiobook, or Book Box with curated reading pairings below before the event OR join us for the movie before you dive into the book - your choice! BOOK SYNOPSIS One evening, eight Mennonite women climb into a hay loft to conduct a secret meeting. For the past two years, each of these women, and more than a hundred other girls in their colony, has been repeatedly violated in the night by demons coming to punish them for their sins. Now that the women have learned they were in fact drugged and attacked by a group of men from their own community, they are determined to protect themselves and their daughters from future harm. While the men of the colony are off in the city, attempting to raise enough money to bail out the rapists and bring them home, these women--all illiterate, without any knowledge of the world outside their community and unable even to speak the language of the country they live in--have very little time to make a choice: Should they stay in the only world they've ever known or should they dare to escape? Based on real events and told through the "minutes" of the women's all-female symposium, Toews's masterful novel uses wry, politically engaged humor to relate this tale of women claiming their own power to decide. CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publish Date: Hardcover - April 02, 2019 / Paperback - March 03, 2020 Pages: 240 Dimensions: Hardcover - 5.8 X 8.5 X 0.9 inches | 0.86 pounds / Paperback - 5.4 X 8.2 X 0.8 inches | 0.55 pounds Language: English Type: Hardcover or Paperback Condition: NEW ------------------------------------------ BOOK BAR BOXES & *GARNISHES* If you order a New Book Joy Book Box, it will arrive to you or your giftee filled with your chosen title and an assortment of SURPRISE "GARNISH" PAIRING ITEMS, thoughtfully curated for each story. Those items may include: CANDLE TINS from Edgewater Candles LOOSELEAF TEA BAGS from Tea Lula CHOCOLATES from Veruca Chocolates WOODEN BOOKMARKS from Flypaper Products MUGS or GLASSES from Flypaper Products or New Book Joy COCKTAIL INFUSION KITS from In High Spirits Infusions or Aged & Infused LOTION, OIL, SOAP, or LIP BALM from Homebody Candle Co or Soap Distillery PRINTED SOCKS BRACELETS OTHER LOCAL SMALL BIZZ PAIRINGS NOTE: If you have a particular preference, or if there are any items listed above that should NOT be included, please let us know in your checkout notes (i.e. scent, flavor, or food allergies, vegan preferences, etc)! BYOBB (BUILD YOUR OWN BOOK BOX) If you'd like to CONCOCT YOUR OWN "MIX" from our Book Bar, CHOOSE THE *1 BOOK + NO PAIRINGS* option from our dropdown menu above and add it to your cart. Then, add any additional "garnish" pairings to your cart from the Perfect Book Pairings Menu below or à la carte from the rest of our shop. Your Book Box will arrive to you or your giftee filled with your chosen title and items. PERFECT BOOK PAIRINGS MENU: EDGEWATER CANDLE'S SEQUOIA JASMINE, BIRCH & BLACK PEPPER OR WOODSMOKE CANDLE AGED & INFUSED'S NAVEL GAZER COCKTAIL INFUSION KIT, NIGHT OWL COCKTAIL INFUSION KIT, OR BLUE SUNDAY COCKTAIL KIT GRATEFUL TEA CO'S TURMERIC SUNRISE LOOSE-LEAF TEA PETAL TEA SHOP'S FIRESIDE TEA HOMEBODY CANDLE CO'S HAZY SUMMER PERFUME OIL ROLLER HOMEBODY CANDLE CO'S HAZY SUMMER BODY NECTAR PERFUME OIL FABDAZ'S SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD, SO SHE DID SOCKS FLYPAPER'S STRONG WOMEN PENCIL SET FLYPAPER'S BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF WINE GLASS ------------------------------------------
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