The Natural Way of Things

Yolanda and Verla, who have never met, come round from sedation in a crumbling compound far out in the outback, fenced in by live wire. They and eight other young women have their heads shaved, are put in antiquated clothing, beaten, and made to labour in the heat under two cruel, bungling guards and a self-styled nurse. Bit by bit the captives discover the thread that links them: each was publicly shamed over sex with a man of influence: a sportsman, a politician, a television host. Weeks drag on and supplies dwindle until the guards seem as stranded as their prisoners, and Yolanda and Verla begin to trap and forage to survive.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Speculative, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

Australia

First published

2015

Author's age

50 when first published

ISBN

9781760111236 (Allen & Unwin, Australia)

9781609453626 (Europa Editions, United States)

9781474614412 (Sceptre, United Kingdom)

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