Meanwhile, August grows despairing and considers killing himself. In the novel's narrative present, the remaining men leave Molotschna and head to the city, hoping to bail out the guilty eight and return them to the colony. When the women attempt attacking them with a scythe, Peters moves the perpetrators to the city prison for their protection. The man admits that he and seven others have been drugging the women with belladonna spray in their sleep and raping them. When one young woman catches her attacker in her room, the truth comes out. Though the women suspected they were being attacked in the night, Peters assured them the marks on their body and their corresponding nightmares were only evidence of God's punishment for their sins. Eight men are discovered for their heinous acts of violence against almost every single woman in the colony. Unrest, however, boils under the surface of the Molotschna community. With conditions, August reenters the colony and attempts to assimilate. After hearing August's story, the librarian encourages him to return to Molotschna and reestablish his relationship with his childhood friend, Ona Friesen.īack in Molotschna, August works to convince the younger Peters to readmit him. A particular librarian takes note of him and the two talk openly. After his release, he wanders aimlessly, spending a significant amount of time in the library. During a protest in Hyde Park, he steals a police horse and the cops arrest and imprison him. As a young man, August becomes involved in various anarchist groups. Monica struggles to support herself and her son. Shortly after arriving in England, Monica's husband leaves the family. When August is a young boy, the colony bishop Peters Senior excommunicates August, his mother Monica and her husband from the colony. In Women Talking, August Epp returns to his former home in Molotschna Colony after his release from prison in England. The following version of this book was used to make the guide: Toews, Miriam.
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