Chatelaine Book Club

We'll be discussing part one (pages 1-116) of Ami McKay's The Virgin Cure next week, but first here's a little teaser.

Ami McKay writes about her newest novel, The Virgin Cure, and the stories, dreams, and inspiration that went into the making of it.

Your readers are riveted by the final section of Hillary Jordan’s When She Woke (page 221 to end). Hannah's journey to safety and salvation is almost over, but first she takes a little detour to meet up with the person who was the father of her misfortune.

We're still reading When She Woke, but we're already anticipating withdrawal. Here's our list of similar reads for when we need a dystopian fix.

In When She Woke by Hillary Jordan, we’re introduced to a world in which extremism and religious fundamentalism rule and our protagonist, Hannah Payne, has been sentenced to 16 years of “chroming” or skin colouring for the crime of having had an abortion.