A novel written in part to help the author makes sense of the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. Born in Los Angeles, Marolyn Krasner is now living in Palmerston North. Her novel's called The Radicals, and it follows a feminist activist who's on probation for assaulting homophobes. She's torn between staying out of trouble and challenging her estranged father who's become a white power supporter.