A Lemon Slice

Under her eye

This piece explores the pain and power passed through the female line. It draws from the narratives of ‘almond moms’, Margaret Atwood’s ‘A Handmaid’s Tale’, and Sophie Treadwell’s ‘Machinal’ (which I saw in the Old Vic this week - an incredible production which I recommend you see if you are based in London). I like the idea of women taking watch — female sentinels, w…