I Who Have Never Known Men

 

I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman - 173 pages

Synopsis: Deep underground, forty women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before.

As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl—the fortieth prisoner—sits alone and outcast in the corner. Soon she will show herself to be the key to the others' escape and survival in the strange world that awaits them above ground.

My Thoughts: The story felt slow, especially for such a short book, but it was captivating. I enjoyed the ending and felt that it added to the themes in the story. The characters were interesting and well fleshed out.