Seeing Pink (Five Star Expressions) - Hardcover

Erin O'Rourke

3.67

9 ratings by Goodreads

9780786256327: Seeing Pink (Five Star Expressions)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 078625632X ISBN 13: 9780786256327

Publisher: Five Star, 2003

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Five women, angered by continuous acts of domestic oppression, garb themselves in pink robes and embark on a campaign of revenge. Safe behind their pink disguises, they vandalize, scandalize and vent -- and find that their actions not only free their spirits, but ignite the curiosity of a nation. As their behavior becomes increasingly audacious, the women accidentally kill a man -- the son of a United States senator. As word spreads across the country, their small town spills over with pink-clad protestors, television crews, and federal agents. What started out as a way of striking back soon becomes a frantic race to cover up a murder.

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From Publishers Weekly:

Five women resort to violence to avenge a battered friend in this over-the-top novel of female empowerment. The friends-a day-care provider, a police dispatcher and a mail carrier among them-don pink sheets to serve up a little of what one of them terms "preemptive justice" or "forefairness." Their first vigilante attacks capture the imagination of feminists everywhere, and their small West Virginia town soon finds itself overrun with radical women's groups and pink-accessorized supporters. Then Jed Whitecross, whom they believe to be their friend Penelope's abuser, fights back when they attempt to abduct him. Single mom Jo Adams emerges as the group's ringleader, but it is paraplegic Hannah who shoots him; all help dispose of the body. Partly because Jed is a senator's son, the FBI arrives in force, quickly thwarting the women's slapdash efforts to cover up the crime. Despite their discovery that Jed was not the batterer they wanted to punish after all, the friends have come too far to back down; the denouement finds them in a hostage situation amid a crowd of lawmen. Deftly written, O'Rourke's debut is full of appealing characters and moments that sparkle with tenderness. But the women's destructive actions, and their failure to investigate the facts or explore other options fully before turning to violence, may make this provocative story an uneasy read for all but the most radical.
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From Booklist:

Five friends from the small town of Belle Springs, West Virginia, have been pushed to the limit by the indignities of life, and it all comes to a head when their friend becomes hospitalized because of violence. Jo has always tended to her daughter, worked hard, and stayed on the sidelines of life. But when Tam, Hannah, Nin, and Lucy decide that action is called for, she becomes the leader as they don pink sheets and try to avenge the wrongs done in their town. They wreak havoc, attacking men who have preyed upon women, but their petty crimes turn sinister when they kill a man. The publicity the "Pink Ladies" garner brings them national attention, followed by the arrival of radical women's rights organizations and the FBI. The five women are finally living life to its fullest, but how long will the euphoria last as the investigation heats up? O'Rourke offers an interesting examination of human nature as she explores the souls of five truly desperate women. Patty Engelmann
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