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Share a BookAn Elderly Lady is Up to No Good
The author said she was asked to contribute a short story to a Christmas anthology. Boring, she thought. Then Maud presented herself. 88 year old, never married Swedish woman...serial killer. Charming. Creepy. Hilarious.
Stumbled on it at my local library--apparently it has been translated in quite a few languages, and doesn't look new. But I didn't see a post about it here so I thought I'd recommend it. I laughed out loud.
Trigger warning: domestic violence
Anyone else read it and find it so delightful?
Edit: Author is Helene Tursten
Gen Z girls are between the ages of 9 and 24. I'm not even 24. I have never once grown up with feminism imparted on me. From birth I was heavily instructed to be feminine, despite being naturally non-conforming. I know not a single other young woman within my generation who has been exposed to actual feminism during their youth. I don't know any gen Z woman who has an opinion like that ("old ugly cheugy millennials") without it being enforced patriarchal from birth, either. I'm sorry you have had a hard time from younger women, despite us not really holding any institutional power unless it is enforced by patriarchal men. Spare a thought for us young women and girls who experience the same levels of sexual assault, abuse and rape as previous generations, but without the easier access to empowering forms of radical feminism, though.
Well mostly what I do is defend young women when they speak out against sex work. I don't start the conversation. The dangers of the sex trade don't effect me so even if there wasn't a generational rift it still wouldn't be my place to talk about it
Well thank you for bringing attention to these problems. It's a nightmare of our times and I'm grateful for anyone who highlights the inequalities and suffering these women experience.