{"product_id":"the-gate-to-womens-country-9780553280647","title":"The Gate to Women's Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Lively, thought-provoking . . . the plot is ingenious, packing a wallop of a surprise . . . Tepper knows how to write a well-made, on-moving story with strong characters. . . . She takes the mental risks that are the lifeblood of science fiction and all imaginative narrative.\"--Ursula K. LeGuin, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the flames died three hundred years ago, human civilization has evolved into a dual society: Women's Country, where walled towns enclose what's left of past civilization, nurtured by women and a few nonviolent men; and the adjacent garrisons where warrior men live--the lost brothers, sons, and lovers of those in Women's Country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo societies. Two competing dreams. Two ways of life, kept apart by walls stronger than stone. And yet there is a gate between them. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tepper not only keeps us reading . . . she provokes a new look at the old issues.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tepper's cast of both ordinary and extraordinary people play out a powerful drama whose significance goes beyond sex to deal with the toughest problem of all, the challenge of surmounting humanity's most dangerous flaws so we can survive--despite ourselves.\"--\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheri S. Tepper\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2016) is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Plague of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSideshow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaising the Stones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gate to Women's Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter Long Silence, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShadow's End. Grass\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book and Hugo Award nominee, and \u003ci\u003eBeauty\u003c\/i\u003e was voted Best Fantasy Novel by the readers of \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Spectra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892801671442,"sku":"9780553280647","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5fbcc641-01dc-46d0-a681-64f8fd3c023d.jpg?v=1738207094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gate-to-womens-country-9780553280647","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}