Hags

Hags, a captivating novel by Victoria Smith, is a must-read for book enthusiasts. Published recently on March 7, 2024, this book has already made a significant impact in the literary world. Victoria Smith, known for her unique storytelling ability, has once again proven her worth with this masterpiece. The book falls under an intriguing genre that keeps you hooked from the first page until the last. The brilliant publication by Little, Brown Book Group ensures a high-quality reading experience. This book is a testament to Victoria Smith's talent and the commitment of Little, Brown Book Group to deliver top-notch books to readers. Written in English, 'Hags' is a remarkable addition to the literary world that you definitely should not miss.

What is about about women in their forties and beyond that seems to enrage - almost everyone?In the last few years, as identity politics has taken hold, middle-aged women have found themselves talked and written about as morally inferior beings, the face of bigotry, entitlement and selfishness, to be ignored, pitied or abused.Hags asks the question why these women are treated with such active disdain. Each chapter takes a different theme - care work, beauty, violence, political organization, sex - and explores it in relation to middle-aged women's beliefs, bodies and choices. Victoria Smith traces the attitudes she describes back to the same anxieties about older women that drove Early Modern witch hunts, and explores the very specific reasons why this type of misogyny is so powerful today. The demonisation of hags has never felt more now.Victoria Smith has decided in this book that she will be the Karen so nobody else has to be, and she ends on a positive note, exploring potential solutions which can benefit all women, hags and hags-in-waiting.