Short Story Review Angela Carter Our Lady Of The Massacre
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
September 29, 2016 3:04pm CST
1985 Virago Press – Spoiler Alerts
An action packed and ultimately tragic tale. After a series of Moll Flanders style adventures, a prostitute is caught and sentenced to a slave plantation, but she escapes soon after arriving and joins a remote but seemingly friendly tribe of Native Americans. She is with them when the American colonials massacre the tribe who curse her for bringing their bad fortune on them as they all perish.
Bitter and acidic attack on those who brutalize women and non-Caucasian peoples, but brilliantly written.
Arthur Chappell
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Oct 16
I love your new bookshelves!!!!!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
1 Oct 16
@Jessicalynnt me too - great to see my books are on display rather than hidden away out of sight and mind
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Sep 16
The story does sound interesting. Good movie material.
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