Over the weekend I #read *Women Talking* by Miriam Toews, a Canadian author from a Mennonite family who draws on her family's background in much of her writing. Before I read her latest novel *Fight Night* last year, I had never heard of the author - and I was missing out! By the nature of its subject - it was inspired by a real-life series of horrific rapes and sexual assaults in a Bolivian Mennonite colony and follows a group of Mennonite women grappling with the aftermath of a similar crime and their role in Mennonite society - "Women Talking" is a lot darker and harder-hitting than "Fight Night". But it is also hopeful, and it speaks to the strength of community and mutual support. I highly recommend it! #Bookstodon @bookstodon #books #BookReview #reading #ChaosBooks