He, She and ItBy: Marge Piercy 'She is a serious writer who deserves the sort of considered attention which, too often, she does not get' MARGARET ATWOOD In the middle of the twenty first century, life as we know it has changed for all time. Shira Shipman's marriage has broken up, and her young son has been taken from her by the corporation that runs her zone, so she has returned to Tikva, the Jewish town where she grew up. There, she is welcomed by Malkah, the