A debut novel follows two women clashing with male dominance in politics
An excerpt from ‘Sometimes Ivory, Sometimes Sand’, by Mahek Jangda. Author Mahek Jangda
Not one of the fifty chairs is empty. A full house is unusual for council sessions. Most of the seats are occupied by men. As Laila looks around, she sees that Councilmen Hooser’s and Briggs’s wives are present. There are only two other women in the audience and Laila doesn’t recognise either. Both are accompanied by their husbands. Naya Roben isn’t here. It has been two years since the council voted on letting women attend its meetings. But hardly any ever show up.