An enthralling and chilling novel in the vein of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Scarlet Letter", from the author of "Mudbound". Set in the future, when the line between church and state has been eradicated, it features a woman whose skin is genetically altered to red to display that she's the perpetrator of a crime against her unborn baby. Addresses real problems in the USA, where 38 of the 50 states have introduced foetal homicide laws.