Matriarchy -- Fiction

Overview "The Hands of Virtue is the first novel in a three-part series that follows three point of view characters in the wake of two world-ending catastrophes. Each character struggles to carve out their own sense of livelihood: Edie to keep her family together and alive, Haig to excel in a new job, and Mikhail to move on after trauma. The setting of a matriarchal society challenges conceptions of gender roles and adds pressure to the difficulties each character faces. The novel explores themes of...