Ask for Andrea
Noelle W. Ihli
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Ask for Andrea is Noelle W. Ihli's thriller about three women who connect through a safety campaign that goes viral, and who become entangled in a dangerous situation when a violent predator targets them. The novel explores how women support each other in the face of danger and how activism and awareness can build community.
- 1Three women, Andrea, Kim and Kathy, create a safety campaign called 'Ask for Andrea' at bars and restaurants to help women in distress.
- 2The campaign goes viral and attracts widespread attention, empowering many women to seek help.
- 3One of the women becomes targeted by a dangerous predator who is obsessed with disrupting their campaign.
- 4The three women must work together to protect themselves and to stop the predator from harming others.
- 5The novel explores how the campaign has empowered women and how it becomes a threat to those who exploit women.
- 6The campaign becomes a symbol of women's solidarity and resistance to violence.
Key ideas
Women's safety and empowerment
The 'Ask for Andrea' campaign empowers women by giving them a coded language to signal distress.
Community and solidarity
The three women and the broader community of women who adopt their campaign create a network of support and protection.
The threat to predators
The campaign threatens men who exploit women, and one predator's response is violent and obsessive.
Activism and action
The novel shows how small acts of activism can grow into movements that protect many people.
The cost of visibility
As the campaign becomes public, the women face increased danger from those who oppose their work.
Survival and resistance
The women must find ways to survive the threat to them while continuing their activism.
Who is it for?
Readers interested in thrillers about women's safety and activism will find this engaging and timely. It suits anyone interested in how grassroots movements can create change and in stories that centre women's voices. The novel celebrates solidarity while acknowledging real danger.
Full summary
Three women, Andrea, Kim and Kathy, create a safety campaign called 'Ask for Andrea' in bars and restaurants.
The campaign provides women in distress with a coded phrase to signal that they need help escaping a dangerous situation.
The campaign gains traction and goes viral on social media, spreading to bars and restaurants across the country.
Thousands of women adopt the campaign and use it to seek help when they feel threatened or unsafe.
The success of the campaign attracts the attention of a dangerous predator who becomes obsessed with the women behind the movement.
One of the women becomes directly targeted by the predator, who is enraged by the threat the campaign poses to his exploitation.
The three women must work together to protect themselves and to warn others about the danger.
The novel builds toward confrontation with the predator and toward questions about how activism can be defended.
