This was a difficult book to read right now. The terrible injustice of it. We say to ourselves, "This could not possibly happen again..." but I no longer believe that. Witnessing what is currently going on in our country. An innocent woman was shot and killed for doing absolutely nothing. Murdered because a man in power with a gun got angry. History repeats itself unfortunately and all the horrors of our history are being played out before our eyes. So yes, it could happen again and that truly is heartbreaking and terrifying. This IS a really good book, but I would advise waiting to read it if you're also sad and terrified by the current state of things.
Some quotes of note...
"You see, I figured out by a very young age something about men. The lot of them are not to be trusted. Indeed, I had learned in a most brutal manner, one that returned to me as a palpable nightmare each night I spent in the jail cell. Men are governed by their whims and passion far more than us women, yet ascribe such traits to us. It is the purest form of hypocrisy there is. It has existed since the dawn of our time. Think of Adam and Eve. Oh aye, the Devil tempted Eve with knowledge, and she thought to better herself. And so she took the bait, and then Adam grew curious and envious and wanted a piece of it all. Just like a selfish child. But go ahead and tell me again how man is governed by his mind and woman by her heart. They have lied to us from the beginning."
"The sky was ominously both light and dark. A tempest brewed over this land. Of course it did, for this land, this place at the edge of the world, was about to execute a woman for the sin of being a woman."
"...Lord help you all, all of you, this day. For you are about to execute an innocent woman. You are about to execute an innocent woman for the crime of being a woman, a woman who lived fully, spoke plainly, listened intently, observed acutely, intuited wisely, loved passionately. I am too much for this world of yours...I am a force that makes you quake!"

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