What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Australian feminist dystopian sci-fi novel from the 1980s[s]
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Sounds interesting -- a bit like The Gate to Women's Country. Hope somebody solves it, I'd like to read it!
The Shore of Women sounds almost right, but women live in a high-tech society while men are exiled to the wilderness. Still, it's the most likely match I found, and was first published in 1986.
Both sound interesting and I'll certainly add them to my reading list. I think the book had a title like "heartlands" but nothing comes up in searches when I try it. I do remember the author was female and, being set in Australia (I happened to be living there at the time), I assume she was Australian herself.
TIA
Samantha
OMG Yay!!! Thanks ever so much. Off to find a copy now :)
Amazon UK had a copy. It's on the way. Thank you :D
Samantha wrote: "Amazon UK had a copy. It's on the way. Thank you :D"You're welcome. I was really starting to wonder why I couldn't find the right book--I mean, how many Australian sci-fi feminist dystopian novels from the 1980s can there be? After a while, I just personally wanted to know the answer. Had to search "Heartlands" on Goodreads, then scroll through the results looking for publication dates starting with '19'. ...Only took 'til page 16... *sigh* *shakes head* Sometimes I wonder about myself... But it's a great feeling to find something after a long time searching. Happy I could help.
Thank you, thank you :) I'm not particularly familiar with goodreads yet but you have all made me feel very welcome <3
What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
Heartland (other topics)The Shore of Women (other topics)
The Gate to Women's Country (other topics)
I read this novel in the mid to late 1980s and so it's at least 30 years old.
It was set in Australia. Sometime in the future men and women now separately. Women lived in a very eco-friendly society on the east coast. Men lived in a very technological society on the west coast. The only time they interacted was once a year when a small contingent of each gender would meet to swap sperm and any newborn boys.
A young man and young woman decide to run off together away from their respective societies.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
TIA
Samantha