When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: BUZZFEED, GOODREADS, BOOKRIOT - A rollicking feminist tale set in 1950s America where thousands of women have spontaneously transformed into dragons, exploding notions of a woman's place in the world and expanding minds about accepting others for who they really are. - The first adult novel by the Newbery award-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon

Alex Green is a young girl in a world much like ours, except for its most seminal event: the Mass Dragoning of 1955, when hundreds of thousands of ordinary wives and mothers sprouted wings, scales, and talons; left a trail of fiery destruction in their path; and took to the skies. Was it their choice? What will become of those left behind? Why did Alex's beloved aunt Marla transform but her mother did not? Alex doesn't know. It's taboo to speak of.

Forced into silence, Alex nevertheless must face the consequences of this astonishing event: a mother more protective than ever; an absentee father; the upsetting insistence that her aunt never even existed; and
watching her beloved cousin Bea become dangerously obsessed with the forbidden.

In this timely and timeless speculative novel, award-winning author Kelly Barnhill boldly explores rage, memory, and the tyranny of forced limitations. When Women Were Dragons exposes a world that wants to keep women small--their lives and their prospects--and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve.

Kelly Barnhill is the author of four books, the most recent of which is The Girl Who Drank the Moon, which won the John Newbery Medal in 2017. She's also a World Fantasy Award and a Parents' Choice Gold Award recipient. Kelly Barnhill may be found online at kellybarnhill.wordpress.com and on Twitter at @kellybarnhill.

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ISBN 13	9780593466575
ISBN 10	0593466578
Title	When Women Were Dragons
Author	Kelly Barnhill
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2023-05-16
Number of pages	384
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