ReminiscentofOrwellandHuxley’sdystopiannovels,thisclassicofwomen’sliteratureisanintelligentandwell-writtencontributiontothesex-roledebate.WelcometothelandofEgalia,wheregenderrolesaretopsy-turvyas“wim“wieldthepowerand“menwim“lightthehomefires.Thisre-tellingoftheprototypicalcoming-of-agenovelwillhavereaderslaughingoutloudandwonderingwhoshouldprevail:poorPetronius,whowantsmorethananythingtocruisetheoceansasaseawom;orhispowerfulandprotectivemotherDirectorBram,whorulesherfamilywithanauthoritarianrighteousness.Butforbetterorforworse,asthemasculistpartybeginstoorganizeandprotest,thelandscapeofEgaliathreatenstochangeforever.Morethanjustahumorousromp,Egalia’sDaughtersposestheprovocativequestionofwhethertheculpritingendersubjugationisgenderitselforpower-nomatterwhowieldsit.
