Again and Again: A Novel [Paperback]

If sexual shenanigans disqualified candidates for Congress, the U.S. would have no government. But what if the candidate was a pro-choice Republican supported by feminist groupsand a college rapist whose secret could be exposed by a leading womens rights advocate?Again and Againtells the story of Deborah Borensteinas an established womens rights leader in 2010 Washington, DC, and as a college student, thirty years earlier, whose roommate is raped by a fellow student. The perpetrator is now a Senate candidate who has the backing of major feminist groups . . . which puts Deborah in a difficult position. Torn between her past and present, as the race goes on, Deborah finds herself tested as a wife, a mother, a feminist, and a friend. Campus rape is a hot topic in the news and in pop culture (e.g.,House of Cards). 90 campuses are currently under investigation by the US government for sexual assault incidents. Author is nationally known and connected to large national networks, including Family Values @ Work, MomsRising, the AFL-CIO, 9to5, the Womens Studies Association, and a network of college anti-rape activists.When the man who raped her roommate in college becomes a Senate candidate, womens rights leader Deborah Borenstein must make a choiceone that could determine control of the Senate, the course of a friendship, and the fate of a marriage.Ellen Bravos debut novel is like she isbrave, poignant, tough, assured. The story tugs you in, and doesnt let go. If youre banished to a desert island this coming season, take some good sunscreen, and this novel.
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author ofThe Deep End of the Ocean

Core concepts of commonsense and feminism come to vibrant and subtle life inAgain and Again.
—Gloria Steinem

An exceptionally well written and absorbing novel from beginning to end, Again and Again showcases Ellen Bravos truly impressive skills as a storyteller.
—The Midwel£3