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Book Review of Angel Island (Plume American Women Writers)

Angel Island (Plume American Women Writers)
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This is a fantasy novel that makes a feminist point. A group of human males are shipwrecked on an island that is occupied by a group of women with wings. The men and women fall in love, but it is not long before the men plan to clip their lovers' wings. This book was published in 1914 before women had the right to vote. Foreword by Ursula Leguin.