The novel follows a young girl, imprisoned with 39 older women in an underground bunker. Their captors remain unseen, their purpose unknown. One day, an unexpected event sets them free—but to what end? The outside world is barren and unfamiliar, offering no clues about what happened to civilization or why they were imprisoned in the first place.
As the protagonist ventures across an empty landscape, she grapples with the mysteries of her past and the uncertainty of her future. With no recollection of life before captivity, she struggles to understand love, loss, and what it means to be human in a world devoid of human connection.
Harpman’s minimalist prose and haunting atmosphere make this a deeply moving and existentially gripping read…..
