What would happen if, instead of entering a world in which they are never really considered human, girls made a choice to abandon us? A response to the hopelessness of being female, *Barren the Fury* turns salvation myths into destruction narratives, hopelessness into rage, acquiescence into violence. Structured much like a novel, the book follows a mother whose daughter makes this choice as she moves from seeking answers to seeking vengeance and as she bears society's and the earth's flooding, a flooding that no government can stop, despite brutal efforts.