The Cloning of Joanna May (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Franklin Birkinshaw
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—feminist
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Twentieth century, England or English people, Feminism, Clones or cloning
- Locales: England
The Plot
The thematic concern of novelist Fay Weldon is the “battle of the sexes,” and her novel The Cloning of Joanna May is no exception. Weldon chronicles Joanna’s story in fifty-five brief chapters recalling the marriage and divorce of Joanna and Carl May, as well as Joanna’s discovery of four clones, secretly conceived by her former husband.
The novel opens during Joanna’s sixtieth year. A chill October windstorm brings destructive force and bears supernatural power that frightens not only Joanna but also her four clones, Jane, Julie, Gina, and...
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