Outlawed
Outlawed by Anna North, published by Bloomsbury USA on February 15, 2022, is a 272-page novel that explores the life of a young woman in the year 1894. The story follows 17-year-old Ada, whose life takes a drastic turn after a year of marriage without pregnancy in a society that punishes barren women. To survive, she joins the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, led by a charismatic figure known as the Kid, who aims to create a safe haven for outcast women.
Readers will find a narrative rich in action and adventure, as Ada navigates the challenges of her new life among outlaws. The book delves into themes of survival, identity, and the quest for a new future amid societal constraints. With elements of historical fiction and a focus on women’s experiences, Outlawed reimagines the myth of the Wild West through a feminist lens, presenting a story that intertwines danger and hope in a transformative journey.
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Look for Bog Queen, the new novel by Anna North-the story of a monumental discovery that sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us. Coming October 2025.
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The “terrifying, wise, tender, and thrilling” (R.O. Kwon) adventure story of a fugitive girl, a mysterious gang of robbers, and their dangerous mission to transform the Wild West.
In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw.
The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada’s life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hanged as witches, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows.
She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, a band of outlaws led by a preacher-turned-robber known to all as the Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the Gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada must decide whether she’s willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for them all.
Featuring an irresistibly no-nonsense, courageous, and determined heroine, Outlawed dusts off the myth of the old West and reignites the glimmering promise of the frontier with an entirely new set of feminist stakes. Anna North has crafted a pulse-racing, page-turning saga about the search for hope in the wake of death, and for truth in a climate of small-mindedness and fear.
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