Flight from Subjugation

The Twelve are in Government and life will never be the same again - particularly for women. April has been sent to a developmental home, to learn and to work, helping to pay for the superior education of her brothers. But when April reaches her coming-of-age her security will be over. She is destined to become a baby mother and plaything for the use of men. It is imperative that April escapes. But where can she go? She decides to search for her grandmother, whom she met once - a long time ago. She remembers her as an elegant, educated woman, who travels freely wherever she pleases and lives at the foot of the volcanic mountains. And so, one morning, on the daily group walk, April hurls herself into the foliage at the side of the hill. It is only when she stops rolling that she realises that one of the other girls, Pat, has followed suit and is lying next to her.From this moment their adventures begin. The girls hide on a warship filled, take refuge in the basement of a Wine Sellers, flee from wolves, and take shelter in abandoned vehicles inside tunnels. Here they discover a community of females who have also fled for their lives. They live with this community for some time until things start to turn sour and the girls decide that it is time to continue their journey once more.Setting off on the final part of their adventure, accompanied by some of their new friends, they are stalked and then accompanied by a Tracker, eager for a reward and attracted to the fragile but beautiful Pat. April is forced to use her crowbar to defend her from his unsavoury advances.Eventually reaching the foot of the volcanic mountains they explore the area and find nothiing; no houses, no people, no sign of life, nothing! There is no evidence of April's grandmother anywhere. In despair the group have no idea what to do next. Will they ever find April's grandmother? Will they ever be able to settle somewhere in peace and safety until things change in the outside world and The Twelve are no longer in Government?You will have to read the book to find out ........There is some sexual content in the book which makes it unsuitable for children