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A Feminist Manifesto: The Marriage Wars
Hardcover
Series: Book Two, Book 2
ISBN13: 9781969712012
Publisher: Running Dog Press
Published: Nov 18 2025
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.42
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a nation that breeds control through obedience and loyalty, rebellion begins with a woman who refuses to be claimed.
The Marriage Wars: Book Two - A Feminist Manifesto continues Melissa Gowdy Baldwin's provocative dystopian romance series with a powerful exploration of autonomy, betrayal, and resistance.
Olivia Smith has escaped The Nation-but not with her children.
Betrayed by the man she trusted, and haunted by the one she left behind, Olivia's love for Ethan fractures under the weight of loss and rage. Her husband, Thomas, has disappeared into the shadows with their children-and he's not just hiding them. He's using them.
When a Resistance mission to retrieve her children ends in disaster, Olivia decides she'll never let a man lead her war again. With the help of Samara, she joins the exclusive Rose Bay Challenge Center, immersing herself in the twisted desires of the Nation's elite as an attendant. There, Olivia reclaims her power through seduction, secrets, and the fire of her own sexual autonomy.
But beneath the veiled facade of Rose Bay lies a darker truth. With the help of a mysterious outsider, Olivia uncovers The Nation's true agenda-one that threatens her body, her children, and the future she never chose.
This gripping sequel blends feminist fiction, speculative intrigue, and emotional depth in a world where love is currency and rebellion starts in the bedroom.
No longer just a mother fighting for her children, Olivia becomes a woman awakening to a far greater purpose. The Nation stole the last ten years of her life-now she's ready to steal everything else.
Perfect for readers of The Handmaid's Tale, Vox, and Delirium, this bold dystopian novel explores themes of power, control, female rage, and radical reclamation.
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