The Carhullan Army by Sarah Hall

England is in a state of environmental and economic crisis. Under the repressive regime of The Authority, citizens have been herded into urban centres, and all women of child-bearing age fitted with contraceptive devices. A woman known as 'Sister' leaves her oppressive marriage to join an isolated group of women in a remote northern farm at Carhullan, where she intends to become a rebel fighter.

But can she follow their notion of freedom and what it means to fight for it?'At the vanguard of the new wave of futuristic dystopian literature . . .

an accomplished, provocative novel.' Literary Review'Hall's fierce and shocking writing captures the cruel beauty of Cumbria.' Telegraph'A dystopian vision of a disturbingly near future in which the floods have risen and the oil has run out . . .entirely modern and brutally fresh.' Independent. 'The Lake District's answer to The Handmaid's Tale.' Guardian

Format:Paperback / softback 224 pages
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Edition:Main - Re-issue
ISBN:9780571315628
Published:2 Mar 2017
Classifications:Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Weight:190g