"I conceived of this book as a sort of female war novel. Men are certainly not the enemy, but they..."

“I conceived of this book as a sort of female war novel. Men are certainly not the enemy, but they are not part of the action. They’re safe back at home, so to speak, waiting faithfully for the women to return from the war. Some of the women won’t ever be the same. Etc.”

- The Rumpus Interview With Elisa Albert - The Rumpus.net (via rachelfershleiser)