Dick Award-winning novel The Book of the Unnamed Midwife. The Book of Etta is the sequel to the Philip K. More than just a dystopian setting for an exploration of human foibles, this particular settingafter a pandemic that kills mostly women and makes childbirth deadly for both mother and infantis the backdrop for an exploration of feminist power. Slate As her debut novel, The Book of the Unnamed Midwife captures the spirit of Elison’s artistry. With no new children being born, and mothers often dying of complications during or immediately after birth, the world has become a bleak place indeed. The science fiction analog to the Zika crisis. The Book of the Unnamed Midwife por Meg Elison - 9781503939110 Usamos cookies para ofrecerte la mejor experiencia posible. The Unnamed Midwife is one of the few female survivors of the plague that killed millions and made childbirth more than dangerous, but fatal in this new world. There, with no allies and few weapons besides her wits and will, she will risk both body and spirit not only to save lives but also to liberate a new world's destiny. The Book of the Unnamed Midwife por Meg Elison, 9781503939110, disponible en Book Depository con envío gratis. But her mission will lead her to the stronghold of the Lion-a tyrant who dominates the innocent with terror and violence. When slavers seize those she loves, Etta vows to release and avenge them. Loyal to the village but living on her own terms, Etta roams the desolate territory beyond: salvaging useful relics of the ruined past and braving the threat of brutal slave traders, who are seeking women and girls to sell and subjugate. The Book of the Unnamed Midwife walks readers through a womans treacherous journey through a country devastated by an unstoppable virus and a major, worldwide. Mothers and midwives are sacred, but Etta has a different calling. In the world that is, women are scarce and childbearing is dangerous.yet desperately necessary for humankind's future. Etta comes from Nowhere, a village of survivors of the great plague that wiped away the world that was. In a devastated world, one woman undertakes a desperate journey to rescue the future.

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