I Who Have Never Known Men
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Narrated by:
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Sarah Lambie
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Written by:
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Jacqueline Harpman
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Ros Schwartz
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world.
Deep underground, 39 women are kept in isolation in a cage. Aboveground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus?
Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the 40th 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 aboveground. The woman who will never know men.
©2019 Jacqueline Harpman (P)2021 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about I Who Have Never Known Men
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-24
Absolutely brilliant.
Incredible narration, gripping plot driven only by thoughts and minor activity. Engaged throughout this eerie and morbid reflection of a woman who deserved more.
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- Nimisha
- 20-08-23
Brilliant Book
The narration of the book was brilliant, the story deeply moving. Go for it.
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- Shayoni
- 06-10-23
So Good!!!
Listened to a really good audiobook after a long time. Never wanted it to finish. The narration was so calm and clear, I will listen it again.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-11-24
The story is exceptional
It had been a while since a book made me think as much as this one did. Good narration.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-01-24
story
i love the story. the way narrator has told the story of only woman who survived from the bunker.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-24
Amazing
I have never known a book like this and I am disappointed that I didn’t come across this earlier
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- Amazon Customer
- 31-01-25
Eerie yet soulful
The narration was absolutely brilliant. Was hooked right from the start. The magnetic story narrated with utmost clarity. Though the story leaves so many questions unanswered, yet that doesn’t disappoint because of the emotional nuances of the text. Highly recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-12-24
Speechless 😅
If you have closely followed the stories of Hitler and his gas chambers, read this one, this isn’t the typical book from that period. You can also read this book as a stand-alone. This book has just left me sad, the way it ended and the way I had so many questions but there were simply no answers. And my heart goes out to “the child”. She deserved so so so much more.
Overall, it was a beautifully in-completed book.
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- NP
- 13-01-25
A unique look at patriarchy and female friendships
I Who Have Never Known Men is not a book on female rage. Neither does it ask for women’s rights to the exclusion of men’s.
The book asks for just one thing - the opportunity to love - irrespective of gender.
The women in this book don’t hate or fear the men - rather they fondly remember their pasts where men and women explored love and life together.
As they try to make sense of this post-apocalyptic world, they try to feel more “real” and reclaim some part of life that feels more “human”.
But, what is human about the horrific violence that has needlessly been perpetrated on these women? Absolutely nothing human at all.
Overall, this book is an interesting listen. But it does have many plot holes and problems. The obscurity of time makes things worse - and neither the protagonist nor the reader/listener are able to find a stable spot to root themselves in throughout the novel. The narration is excellent- but perhaps too good, given the backstory of the protagonist.
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