A review by mjlineham
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman

I'd put this one off for a while as I thought I wasn't "in the mood" for a story so heavy, but it's a book I read on Kindle and have since bought a physical copy of because I loved it so much. I'm not sure I could read it again, but I have no regrets having read something so raw and impactful, and although there are some subject matters I don't have personal experience with detailed within the book, my heart broke for our protagonist and the women that she's trapped with. I was a sobbing mess during the last act of the novel, and I'm pretty easy to bring to tears with books and movies, etc, but I Who Have Never Known Men had me taking some breaks to compose myself before continuing. It's masterful writing, and Jacqueline Harpman gives so much detail whilst leaving so much to your imagination.