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The Book of Etta

The Road to Nowhere, Book 2

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The Book of Etta

By: Meg Elison
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo
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Summary

In the gripping sequel to the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novel The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, one woman undertakes a desperate journey to rescue the future.

Etta comes from Nowhere, a village of survivors of the great plague that wiped away the world that was. In the world that is, women are scarce and childbearing is dangerous...yet desperately necessary for humankind's future. Mothers and midwives are sacred, but Etta has a different calling. As a scavenger. Loyal to the village but living on her own terms, Etta roams the desolate territory beyond: salvaging useful relics of the ruined past and braving the threat of brutal slave traders, who are seeking women and girls to sell and subjugate.

When slavers seize those she loves, Etta vows to release and avenge them. But her mission will lead her to the stronghold of the Lion - a tyrant who dominates the innocent with terror and violence. There, with no allies and few weapons besides her wits and will, she will risk both body and spirit not only to save lives but also to liberate a new world's destiny.

©2017 Meg Elison (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved Adventure Dystopian Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Village Midwife
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did not expect it to turn into a soft porn lesbian book. very uncomfortable to read on

enjoyed the post apocalyptic ethos....

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I want to thank Meg Elison for giving me hours of enjoyment while traveling to and from work. Its especially special to be able to download free from Amazon with Kindle Unlimited as it is frustrating to find quality audiobooks.
Great storyline and vivid descriptions make this series a need to read/listen.
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Awesome read

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The unnamed most wife and the book of Etta are an amazing piece of fiction hard to listen to at times due to the content but a clever story - the plot - imagination - the writing so skilled xxxx

Amazing such a talented writer

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A combination of over the top dramatic performance and a story that didn’t really go anywhere was a disappointment for me. I really loved the first book and was hoping for expansion of the universe, but I thought this one got stuck in very personal themes I could not connect to.

Shame. Loved the first book

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Interesting follow up from book 1, picks up hundreds of years in the future and explores a world where the journals of the unnamed midwife have become lore and legend. Follows Eddie/Etta a character struggling to find themselves and their place in this future world.

a book about identity, searching and belonging

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