These Women

Name: These Women
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571363827
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By Ivy Pochoda

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Summary

These Women by Ivy Pochoda is a gripping crime thriller that explores the lives of several women connected by a series of murders in Los Angeles. The narrative delves into their personal stories, revealing how they navigate their gritty realities while remaining unknowingly entangled in the same dangerous web. With rich character development, the book offers a compelling examination of trauma, survival, and the fight for justice in a male-dominated world.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to gripping crime and thriller narratives that delve into the lives of women often ignored by society. The story unravels through the perspectives of several characters, painting a rich and tense portrait of a Los Angeles neighbourhood affected by a series of unsolved murders. It offers a powerful exploration of themes such as resilience and the search for justice.

These Women

A serial killer story like you've never read before - a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change.

A serial killer story like you've never read before - a literary thriller of female empowerment and social change

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These Women is full of resilient and undaunted characters that society often doesn't give a second look to. But Ivy Pochoda does, and in these pages, she gives us the small story that grows so large in meaning and emotion as to transcend genre. It tells us how to look at ourselves and at what is important.

– Michael Connelly

The dancer. The mother. The cop. The artist. The wife.

These women live by countless unspoken rules. How to dress; who to trust; which streets are safe and which are not. The rules grow out of a kaleidoscope of fear, anguish, power, loss, and hope. Maybe it is only these rules which keep them alive.

When their neighbourhood is rocked by two murders, the careful existence these women have built for themselves begins to crumble.

'Pochoda turns grief, suffering, and loss into art, crafting a literary thriller that is no less compelling for its deep emotional resonance.'

– Vogue

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

These Women by Ivy Pochoda has been praised for its compelling narrative and intricate portrayal of life in South Los Angeles. Reviewers highlight Pochoda's ability to weave together stories of diverse women, bringing to light their individual struggles and resilience amidst a backdrop of unsolved murders. The book's deep exploration of themes such as marginalization and empowerment is noted, and Pochoda's vivid, empathetic characterisation receives special mention.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571363827

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 279g

Pages: 352

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Ivy Pochoda

About the Author

Ivy Pochoda is the author of The Art of Disappearing, Visitation Street - a Guardian and Amazon best book of 2013 - and Wonder Valley, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and a winner of the Strand Critics Circle Award. For many years she was a world-ranked squash player. She teaches creative writing at the Lamp Arts Studio in Skid Row. Ivy grew up in Brooklyn, NY and currently lives in West Adams, Los Angeles.