The Women Could Fly: The must read dark, magical - and timely - critically acclaimed dystopian novel

The Women Could Fly is a queer feminist speculative novel set in a world where magic is real and single women are closely monitored in case they are shown to be witches. Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance, but the most worrying charge is that she was a witch. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage, feeling she has never understood her mother more. When offered the opportunity to honour one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

The Women Could Fly is a queer feminist speculative novel that speaks to our times – a piercing dystopian tale, set in a world in which magic is real and single women are closely monitored in case they are shown to be witches.

Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behaviour raises suspicions, and a woman – especially a Black woman – can find herself on trial for witchcraft.

Finally ready to let go of the past, Jos's future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of 30 – or forfeit their autonomy by registering to be monitored. At 28, Jo is ambivalent about marriage, feeling she has never understood her mother more. When offered the opportunity to honour one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time.

For fans of Margaret Atwood – Elle

Thoughtful...wry, magical – Guardian

Brimming with wonder – Raven Leilani, author of Luster

Weight: 206g
Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035001606