The Chaperone - M Hendrix
Category: Sci-Fi
Narrator: Laura Knight Keating
Tags: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Like every young woman in New America, Stella knows the rules:, Deflect attention. Abstain from sin. Navigate the world with care. Give obedience. Embrace purity. Respect your chaperone., Stella cant go out by herself, or spend time with boys except at Visitations. Girls in New America must have chaperones at all times until they marry, so Stellas lucky that Sister Helen is like a friend to her. When Sister Helen dies suddenly, shes devastated, especially when the Constables assign Stella a new chaperone just days later., Sister Laura is different. She leaves Stella alone at the library (isnt that illegal?) and knows how to get into the Hush Hush parties where all kinds of forbidden things happen. As Stella spends more time with Sister Laura, she begins to question everything shes been taught. What if the Constables rules dont actually protect girls? What if they were never meant to keep them safe?, Once Stella glimpses both real freedom and the dark truths behind New America, she has
