The Wings Upon Her Back
I picked this book from Powell’s because I was interested in the blurb, “…after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state.
I wanted to see how Zemolai slips into disillusionment and how she deals with it. I didn’t expect that the book touched on abuse and manipulation, but given the subject matter, wasn’t entirely surprised.
I enjoyed how Mills employs alternating each chapter’s timeline, so we see Zemolai’s earlier experiences and how they lead to Zemolai’s current time, how her experiences inform and explain her predicament, and her regrets.
I felt that Mills handled disillusionment and regret well, avoiding sugarcoating a difficult topic.
This is a favorite, I strongly recommend it.