These Women

Product Description MP3 CD Format From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like you've never seen before--a literary thriller of female empowerment and social changeIn West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they're referred to as ""these women."" These women on the corner These women in the club These women who won't stop asking questions These women who got what they deserved In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They're connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There's Dorian, still adrift after her daughter's murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood. Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel. Review "Pochoda's deeply felt thriller unfolds through the overlapping perspectives of five women, whose voices sizzle and sparkle as their histories emerge."-- "New York Times Book Review" These Women is full of resilient and undaunted characters... 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, New York Times bestselling author " " Paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a hard-scrabble community beset by difficulties but not yet ready to give up, on either life or seeking vengeance."-- "Crime Reads" "Pochoda stuns with this disquieting literary thriller rife with descriptive street language and violence. It is complex, intense, and enthralling."-- "Library Journal (starred review)" "This deep dive into the lives of women too often unseen in the shadows makes them vividly unforgettable."-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" About the Author Ivy Pochoda is the author of Wonder Valley and The Art of Disappearing. She grew up in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, and lived in Red Hook for several years. She attended Harvard University, where she studied classical Greek. She also holds an MFA from Bennington College.