Women navigate a brutal world in search of agency and redemption.
Emma Hislop's Ruin explores the lives of women and girls caught between ruin and redemption, grappling with violence and betrayal. From contemporary New Zealand to London, these stories delve into the physical and emotional toll of powerlessness.
These characters confront doubts about romantic partners, abandonment by family, and the fallout of addiction, all while striving to reclaim their agency. This debut collection shimmers with a brutal kind of hope, exploring power and its contortions, powerlessness and its depravities, and the ends to which we will go to claim back agency. Perfect for readers of literary fiction and short stories.
