It’s a society in which men reign supreme, breeding is controlled, and knowledge of the outside world is kept to a minimum. GATHER THE DAUGHTERS tells the story of an end-of-the-world cult founded years ago when ten men colonised an island. And she returns home with a truth that could bring their island world to its knees. To be free.Īt the end of one of such summer, one of the younger girls sees something she was never supposed to see. Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps, to roam the island, sleep on the beach and build camps in trees. Boys grow up knowing they will one day take charge, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood.īut before that time comes, a ritual offers children an exhilarating reprieve. On a small isolated island, there’s a community that lives by its own rules.
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