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Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet has been one of my favorite magazines for a long time, always publishing work unlike anything you’ll read else­where. The November issue is largely given over to a novella from Sarah Langan, “ You Have the Prettiest Mask“. It’s either a timely story or a weirdly untimely story! It’s told by Cathy Lerner, a 12-year-old girl attending an exclusive school, who opens the story by spurning her uncool long-time friend to join a clique of mean girls; while her parents’ marriage seems to be disintegrating. So far, so traditional YA! But it’s set in the aftermath of the “Y-plague,” an Ebola-like disease that af­fects only males, and that is transmitted only by sexually mature females. A year ago that would have seemed material for a commentary on human sexual dynamics, perhaps, especially as perceived by a just pre-pubescent girl with a younger brother and with parents on the outs. But in 2020 the no­tion of a worldwide pandemic –

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