This week: a woman who disposes of abusive menThis week there’s a revenge novel about a woman who disposes of abusive men. There’s a morality tale about engaging in a spot of wife-swapping and there’s a satirical thriller about feminism gone horribly wrong. Bad Men, Julie May Cohen, Zaffre, €20.99The plot opens with protagonist Saffy accidentally murdering her stepfather at just 12 years old. In this novel, Orpen has reached Phoenix City, which we can recognise as the Phoenix Park, the seat of Management in this post-apocalyptic version of Dublin. It’s a clever book, a funny book, a book that examines the whole concept of activism and asks questions about who, ultimately, stands to gain from some of our ‘good causes’.

Source: Irish Independent September 16, 2023 12:55 UTC