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Tarry This Night
Tarry This Night | Kristyn Dunnion
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A powerful dystopian novel set during a new American civil war, about a polygamist cult leader and his followers. In this eerily relevant, cautionary novel, a civil war is brewing in America. Below ground, a cult led by the deluded and narcissistic Father Ernst is ensconced in an underground bunker, waiting out the conflict. When the "Family" runs out of food, Ruth, coming of age and terrified of serving as Ernst's next wife, must choose between obeying her faith and fighting for survival. Cousin Paul, sent topside to scavenge for food, may return with proof that it is safe for the Family to ascend again. But is it enough to invest all hope in Paul's unlikely return? In this unsettling modern take on the Lilith tale, spirited women resist their violent, racist culture and, in so doing, become outlaws. Family members navigate a secretive and deadly arena where faith eschews autonomy and righteousness precludes mercy. With an unwavering eye, Tarry This Night dares to imagine the unthinkable that is present-day America, offering a place for resistance and hope for a new and better world.
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Tarry This Night | Kristyn Dunnion
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Over the past few years, I've read A LOT of unchecked-patriarch dystopias. I also know a fair amount about the Bible, real Biblical patriarchy movements, and NRMs.

My thoughts on this aren't fully formed, still. But:
--we get a lot of books that spend a lot of time just wallowing in absolute grotesqueness
--TO ME, the transition from "pretty okay" to "cannibalism and child rape" is the most compelling part. Show me THAT, or show me post-escape.