Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

This could have gone terribly wrong. A successful middle aged man writing about young girls punished for being pregnant could have gone off the rails in so many ways, but Hendrix pulls it off (disclaimer: I am also a middle aged man, and it's quite possible that someone else may feel differently). This is full of tenderness and empathy, as well as some pretty full on body horror which does not flinch from the reality of pregnancy and childbirth. It's a powerful read, one that should leave you with a deep and abiding sense of anger. Hendrix doesn't labour the point, just a brief reference at the end, but in an era where the US establishment is closer than ever to rolling back safe and legal abortion, this is anything but a historical novel.