THE FURIES

In this profoundly moving book, Emmy-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock explores the stories of three women living in deeply patriarchal places with destructive cultures of honour, places in which institutions ` government, police, courts ` failed to protect women from violence, leaving them no option but to stand up and protect themselves.Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument. Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse. And Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.Can women`s acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause` The novelistic accounts of these three women offer profound insights into the quest for understanding what a society in which women have real power might look like.