![]() I liked that the time period felt like the 19th Century, but it could really have been any time in the past 200 years, the present, or a distant future. Shirley Jackson’s story “The Lottery” came to mind, too, because of how superstition and human behavior flaws led the “good” people of the county to whip or kill innocent women who had done nothing to deserve such extreme punishment. Night Shyamalan film The Village (2004) because of the closed-off nature of the entire village to the outside world. ![]() Well, that was a lot of fun! I’ve seen The Grace Year compared to Lord of the Flies and The Handmaid’s Tale, and those are good comparisons. Now, she must disappear deep into the woods, where she must survive disease, hunger, wild animals, poachers, ghosts, and the elements. To her surprise, Tierney is one of the chosen girls, though she has no interest in being married. Before the girls go off for their Grace Year, a lucky few are chosen to be married. The Grace Year is meant to give the girls time to rid themselves of their so-called magic, which drives men crazy and makes wives jealous. ![]() ![]() ![]() Every year in Garner County, teen girls are sent off for their “Grace Year,” a time when girls stay in the woods for exactly one year. ![]()
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