Join us for our November book club discussion of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. This is a standalone adult fantasy about an event in alternate-history 1950s America during which hundreds of women spontaneously transformed into dragons—and then the entire country promptly decided to never discuss it again.
From the Publisher:
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.
Meet us in person at Main Point Books on November 16 at 4 p.m. Eastern for this book discussion by RSVPing via Facebook Events. Please visit Main Point Books online to order your copy of When Women Were Dragons or Barnhill’s other speculative novels for delivery or in-store pickup.
