Widowland by C. J. Carey.
1984 meets The Handmaids Tale.
1984 meets The Handmaids Tale.
January 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Widowland by C. J. Carey.
1984 meets The Handmaids Tale.
1984 meets The Handmaids Tale.
The library has a "free books!" shelf at the public market that always has a nice grab bag of stuff. I've started to really enjoy browsing this shelf, as I inevitably find some gems I'd never have encountered otherwise
July 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The library has a "free books!" shelf at the public market that always has a nice grab bag of stuff. I've started to really enjoy browsing this shelf, as I inevitably find some gems I'd never have encountered otherwise
1. The Cazalet Chronicles
2. La Belle Sauvage
3. Still Life
4. Widowland
5. The Stand
2. La Belle Sauvage
3. Still Life
4. Widowland
5. The Stand
December 1, 2023 at 3:52 PM
1. The Cazalet Chronicles
2. La Belle Sauvage
3. Still Life
4. Widowland
5. The Stand
2. La Belle Sauvage
3. Still Life
4. Widowland
5. The Stand
genuine question, do i actually need to read The Handmaid's Tale. Like... I feel like I understand from simply the blurb about how depressing it is so I wonder do I need to subject myself to it 😅 Am I missing out?!
I'm in the middle of reading Widowland and that's already quite depressing.
I'm in the middle of reading Widowland and that's already quite depressing.
June 15, 2026 at 8:31 AM
genuine question, do i actually need to read The Handmaid's Tale. Like... I feel like I understand from simply the blurb about how depressing it is so I wonder do I need to subject myself to it 😅 Am I missing out?!
I'm in the middle of reading Widowland and that's already quite depressing.
I'm in the middle of reading Widowland and that's already quite depressing.
Yes. April 2018.
I’m thinking about his wife tonight.
I’m thinking about his wife tonight.
Columnist, former News-Review assistant editor pens new book
Rachel Brougham — a former assistant editor to the News-Review and a current columnist — will soon release her new book "Widowland."
www.petoskeynews.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yes. April 2018.
I’m thinking about his wife tonight.
I’m thinking about his wife tonight.
Reading widowland
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reading widowland
January 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Widowland by C J Carey
January 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Widowland by C J Carey
Widowland, by C.J. Carey.
November 11, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Widowland, by C.J. Carey.
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The Most Depressing Read of the Year: A Review of Widowland by C.J. Carey
This week's review is on one of the most depressing pieces of dystopian literature I've read in years. Let's talk about it!
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February 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New post alert! Get ready for a terrifying, poignant, Orwellian story this week with my review of Widowland by C.J. Carey.
#ReadingHasRuinedMyLife #bookblog #bookreview #dystopian #alternativehistory #booksky
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Widowland by C. J. Carey is one of the best I've ever read
February 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Widowland by C. J. Carey is one of the best I've ever read
Reading this... Nazi Britain in the 'alliance' kind of an evil, anti EU of the unwilling.
By #cjcarey #widowland
By #cjcarey #widowland
March 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reading this... Nazi Britain in the 'alliance' kind of an evil, anti EU of the unwilling.
By #cjcarey #widowland
By #cjcarey #widowland
What I'm reading. Queen High, following on from Widowland, is the second book in C J Carey's (Jane Thynne) dystopian 1950s set thriller. Halifax signed an Alliance with Germany in 1940, the UK is in an Alliance with Germany and Wallis is Queen. I found this one hard to put down.
September 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
What I'm reading. Queen High, following on from Widowland, is the second book in C J Carey's (Jane Thynne) dystopian 1950s set thriller. Halifax signed an Alliance with Germany in 1940, the UK is in an Alliance with Germany and Wallis is Queen. I found this one hard to put down.
Too much 1984 on that table:
But a few additional Dystopian:
Battle royale, noughts and crosses, brave new world, widowland, the chrysilids, man in the high tower, flow my tears the policeman says....
But a few additional Dystopian:
Battle royale, noughts and crosses, brave new world, widowland, the chrysilids, man in the high tower, flow my tears the policeman says....
July 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Too much 1984 on that table:
But a few additional Dystopian:
Battle royale, noughts and crosses, brave new world, widowland, the chrysilids, man in the high tower, flow my tears the policeman says....
But a few additional Dystopian:
Battle royale, noughts and crosses, brave new world, widowland, the chrysilids, man in the high tower, flow my tears the policeman says....
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December 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From the acclaimed author of.
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This month's bookclub read. There were some hesitations over a dystopian rewrite of history, but everyone was glad they read it.
July 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This month's bookclub read. There were some hesitations over a dystopian rewrite of history, but everyone was glad they read it.
Not that we need dystopian fiction in 2025 as we are find ourselves hurtling into a fool’s paradise come Monday, but Widowland by CJ Carey could not be more relevant and chilling. It will not leave your head.
January 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Not that we need dystopian fiction in 2025 as we are find ourselves hurtling into a fool’s paradise come Monday, but Widowland by CJ Carey could not be more relevant and chilling. It will not leave your head.
The three books I read this that year I recommend to everyone are No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, Widowland by CJ Carey, and Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman - they’re all different genres and I don’t get enough characters for summaries but I loved all three of them for different reasons.
November 17, 2024 at 6:28 AM
The three books I read this that year I recommend to everyone are No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, Widowland by CJ Carey, and Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman - they’re all different genres and I don’t get enough characters for summaries but I loved all three of them for different reasons.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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November 21, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 5
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Oh, interesting new job alert: Chief Corrector (Literature) at the Culture Ministry with Poet Hunter as secret night time mission [reading Queen High by CJ Carey, sequel to Widowland, job is rewriting literature and history to fit current false narratives, where women over 50 are shunned. Fitting]
Well, now I'm an English professor...
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Oh, interesting new job alert: Chief Corrector (Literature) at the Culture Ministry with Poet Hunter as secret night time mission [reading Queen High by CJ Carey, sequel to Widowland, job is rewriting literature and history to fit current false narratives, where women over 50 are shunned. Fitting]
Reporters In Widowland (2013): A frightening alien must film a stockbroker to help her get arrested by middle school's most tattered Christmas pageant.
July 1, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Reporters In Widowland (2013): A frightening alien must film a stockbroker to help her get arrested by middle school's most tattered Christmas pageant.
Peasants In Widowland (1967): Baby Jesus must find the perfect gift for a ghostly son: A pacifist candle!
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Peasants In Widowland (1967): Baby Jesus must find the perfect gift for a ghostly son: A pacifist candle!
ABSOLUTE FRIENDS John Le Carre
YELLOWFACE R F Kuang
FAIRY TALE Stephen King
WIDOWLAND C J Carey
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK James Baldwin
YELLOWFACE R F Kuang
FAIRY TALE Stephen King
WIDOWLAND C J Carey
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK James Baldwin
December 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ABSOLUTE FRIENDS John Le Carre
YELLOWFACE R F Kuang
FAIRY TALE Stephen King
WIDOWLAND C J Carey
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK James Baldwin
YELLOWFACE R F Kuang
FAIRY TALE Stephen King
WIDOWLAND C J Carey
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK James Baldwin