{"product_id":"9781405962193","title":"The Furies : Three Women and Their Violent Fight for Justice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Flock, Elizabeth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReportage \u0026amp; collected journalism\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 20 February 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 21 | 216g\u003cp\u003e‘An important and deeply moving book’ Telegraph‘This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it’ Larissa MacFarquharBrittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan women’s acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause?In this profoundly moving book, award-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock explores the stories of three women living in deeply patriarchal places with destructive cultures of honour, places in which institutions – government, police, courts – failed to protect women from violence, leaving them no option but to stand up and protect themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flock, Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51091193069752,"sku":"9781405962193","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781405962193.jpg?v=1745916724","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781405962193","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}