Fatherland meets The Handmaid's Tale in C. J. Carey's compelling what-might-have-been new novel...Widowland is a compulsive, terrifying read.
-- "Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author"
C. J. Carey takes the great 'what if' question of the twentieth century and gives it a wholly inventive feminist twist...Tense, thought-provoking, and terrifying, Widowland is about a woman's search for truth in a world bent on destroying all traces of it.
-- "Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author"
In Widowland, C. J. Carey has written an electrifying, Orwellian dystopia with a thrilling feminist twist. Carey renders a post-WWII alternative history that demonstrates the resilience of women and their ability to find light even in the darkest places. In Carey's expert hands, one can truly believe that literature can change the world.
-- "Lara Prescott, New York Times bestselling author"
Storytelling at its best! I rarely come across a book I can't put down but I devoured this one. It was The Handmaid's Tale but even more closely tied to the reality of our world, showing what happens to women under a totalitarian regime.
-- "Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author"