The Furies
Three Women and Their Violent Fight for Justice
'An important and deeply moving book' Telegraph<BR><BR>'This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it' Larissa MacFarquhar<BR><BR><BR>Brittany 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.<BR><BR>Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse.<BR><BR>Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.<BR><BR>Can women's acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause?<BR><BR>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.<BR>
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