They are taught that men are the reason for wars, death, rape and all the negativity of the once-was (the time before the virus) world. The Granmummas, the oldest generation in this new world, are the only ones still alive to have witnessed the beginning of the virus and grieve for the loss of their men, whilst the younger generations are taught to believe the world is better without them. In notes from the author at the end of the book, Virginia Bergin explains that she wanted to explore a reversal of the oppression women face today. When River finds an unconscious male, or as she calls them, an XY, it changes her and all other women’s lives unimaginably, as they question how differently males are treated.īy taking away a whole sex from society, this novel deals with the effects of stereotyping.
She lives in a world where a virus has wiped out nearly all the men, three generations before her lifetime. River is fourteen and has never seen a male, until now.
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