Woman on the Edge of Time

Paperback, 381 pages

English language

Published May 22, 1987 by The Women's Press.

ISBN:
978-0-7043-3837-1
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OCLC Number:
154809855

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5 stars (2 reviews)

First published in Great Britain by The Women's Press Limited 1979. Reprinted 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984. 1985. This edition 1987.

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Piercy is an incredible poet, able to capture heart-rending scenes and emotions in beautifully descriptive metaphors. Although it occasionally dips into the prosaic, a vividly poetic style snakes through every chapter and elevates a good book into a lasting treasure. There are weaknesses, but no art is perfect.

The first impression is an incredibly stark, horrific account of a life of hopelessness, someone who not only fell through the cracks but was pushed there. Pain sears every page and cuts emotionally, raw and unflinching. It seems tremendously more real and moving than the utopian future (especially during the info dump a third of the way through), but ultimately even that world becomes real, jealousy and war and death providing the bite. Every character is whole, everyone caught in their own struggles and ruts, little histories full of love and pain. With Connie's cleverness and insight, the big and little lies …

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