Do you think this book could have been set anywhere or is it uniquely rural America?

There are themes like feminism that are not just rural subjects. A difficulty that Ginny discovers is how she and Rose are subjugated because of their sex. She and Rose are raped as teenagers, and their father pits their feelings against each other to keep his acts a secret. They are also thought of as reckless and over-emotional by all the men around them. During her transformation, though, Ginny begins to wonder if all the women in her family were put down and cast aside. She feels like the land holds much more worth in the men’s eyes than the women do, so her journey is also about her growth as an independent woman.