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All the bad apples, Moi⁺ra Fowley-Doyle

eng

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All the bad apples

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Moi⁺ra Fowley-Doyle

Unflinching and gorgeously written, this feminist novel is important, timely, and a compulsive read. From the highly acclaimed author of the beloved The Accident Season comes an epic breakout novel examining the very topical and controversial issue of women's sexual and reproductive rights, which has never been higher on the public's radar. When Deena's wild older sister Mandy goes missing, presumed dead, Deena refuses to believe it's true. Especially when letters start arrivingletters from Mandywhich proclaim that their family's blighted history is not just bad luck or bad decisions but a curse, handed down to women from generation to generation. Mandy's gone to find the root of the curse before it's too late for Deena. But is the curse even real? And is Mandy still alive? Deena's desperate, cross-country search for her beloved sisterguided only by the notes that mysteriously appear at each destination, leading her to former Magdalene laundry sites and moreis a love letter to women and a heartbreaking cathartic journey