The Furies - Three Women and Their Violent Fight for Justice

-An important and deeply moving book- Telegraph-This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it- Larissa MacFarquharIn this profoundly moving book, award-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