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The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird

 Women are, in the majority, the people left. We are the ones whose lives have been splintered and left behind. Many are working jobs they didn’t choose, working six days a week to aid economies in crisis, raising children alone while coping with the weight of grief. In a world that has changed unimaginably, the way in which we record our stories has changed too. Introduction  Christina Sweeney-Baird's "The End of Men" throws readers into a world irrevocably altered by a mysterious virus, the Y chromosome plague. This thought-provoking dystopian novel transcends the boundaries of genre, offering not just a gripping narrative but also a profound exploration of gender roles, societal structures, and the resilience of the human spirit. Synopsis  The novel is set in 2025 and begins with the outbreak of a Great Male Plague that spreads around the world. The story opens in London with Catherine, a social anthropologist, who avoids fertility treatment due to her ambivalence abou...