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Hunters and Gatherers

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   by:story3girl    
Original Author: Francine Prose
Shortly after a difficult breakup, Martha is visiting her friend's parents in Fire Island. While out on the beach, she encounters a group of women who, it turns out, have gathered to worship the Goddess. After saving the leader from drowning, Martha is invited to join the group.
Slowly Martha becomes increasingly sucked into the Goddess group. She is invited to come to New Mexico with them to attend a spiritual retreat. While there, she begins to notice more and more how she does not belong; she is not truly a believer in the Goddess and has instead simply latched on for companionship. As they engage in more and more strange behaviors, she begins to pull away and to wonder who she really is and where she really fits in.
Published: May 28, 2006
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