The women could fly

Giddings, Megan2023

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Josephine Thomas has heard every conceivable theory about her mother's disappearance. That she was kidnapped. Murdered. That she took on a new identity to start a new family. That she was a witch. This is the most worrying charge, because in a world where witches are real, peculiar behaviour raises suspicions and a woman - especially a Black woman - can find herself on trial for witchcraft. Now Jo's future is in doubt. The State mandates that all women marry by the age of thirty - or forfeit their autonomy by registering to be monitored. At twenty-eight, Jo is ambivalent about marriage, feeling she has never understood her mother more. So when offered the opportunity to honour one last request from her mother's will, Jo leaves her regular life to feel connected to her one last time...