· With Blue Ticket, Sophie Mackintosh has created another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our world that explores the impossible decisions women Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. · "On the day of the first period, teenage girls are assigned a blue ticket or white ticket through a lottery system," Mackintosh says. "The blue ticket means you Author: Ari Shapiro. · Blue Ticket is not about whether women should have babies but about what happens to human beings when their ability to choose is denied. When Calla is finally offered a choice, it’s a terrible one, and Mackintosh gives her only the smallest modicum of hope to lessen its bleakness.3/4(12).
Sophie Mackintosh (born ) is a British novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Biography. Mackintosh was born in South Wales and grew up in Blue Ticket () Short Stories. New Dawn Fades (). Blue Ticket, by Sophie Mackintosh, Hamish Hamilton, RRP£, pages. Emma Jacobs is the FT's work and careers columnist. Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Caf. But in the Blue Ticket blurb, Mackintosh describes the blue ticket as a ticket to freedom. The story follows Calla, a woman who receives a blue ticket at her first bleed. This ceremony reminded me of my First Communion; being dressed up in a pretty dress that I was uncomfortable in and my Father watching on as a proud parent but an atheist.
An excerpt from “Blue Ticket,” by Sophie Mackintosh. Learn what you should be reading this fall: Our collection of reviews on books coming out this season includes biographies, novels, memoirs. With Blue Ticket, Sophie Mackintosh has created another mesmerizing, refracted vision of our world that explores the impossible decisions women have to make when society restricts their choices. White ticket means you get a family and blue ticket means you get your complete freedom but you can't have a child. Calla, a blue ticket rebel, reaches the age of 30 and she gets the 'dark feel.
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