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Widowland

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Widowland

Thirteen years have passed since England surrendered to the Nazis and formed a Grand Alliance with Germany. It was forced to adopt many of its oppressive ideologies, one of which was the strict classification of women into hierarchical groups based on the perceived value they brought to society. Rose Ransom, a member of the privileged Geli class, works for the Ministry of Culture, rewriting the classics of English literature to ensure there are no subversive thoughts that will give women any ideas. Outbreaks of insurgency have been seen across the country, and suspicion has fallen on Widowland, the run-down slums where childless women over 50 have been banished. Rose is given the dangerous task of infiltrating Widowland to find the source of the rebellion.

Widowland
by C. J. Carey

Winners

Barbara L. from Dansville, NY
Bethany S. from Laguna Niguel, CA
Bobbie M. from Clarendon, PA
Chris B. from Eldorado, KS
Claire D. from Jacksonville, FL
Clare M. from Ann Arbor, MI
Diane J. from Park Forest, IL
Dianne M. from Port Orange, FL
Elaine W. from Birmingham, AL
Emily D. from Martinsville, IN
Helen V. from Goderich, Ontario, CA
Jan C. from Bloomington, IL
Janet L. from Baldwin, NY
Kelly G. from Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Linda M. from Chicago, IL
Lynn W. from Lexington, IN
Meredith B. from Hingham, MA
Meredith M. from Mineola, NY
Nicolette R. from Tigard, OR
Pat N. from Shakopee, MN
Rebecca B. from Raleigh, NC
Rebecca C. from Newnan, GA
Sue D. from Saint Charles, MO
Susan J. from McHenry, IL
Toni L. from Chicopee, MA