The propulsive debut novel from one of the most innovative young fiction writers today - a searing and affecting depiction of what redemption can be for a person and for a country in the wake of trauma.
Julianne Pachico Knihy
Příběhy Julianne Pachico se často noří do složitých vztahů a tajných zákoutí lidské psychiky. Její styl je charakteristický hypnotickou atmosférou a precizně vykreslenými postavami, které čtenáře vtahují do víru emocí a morálních dilemat. Pachico mistrně pracuje s napětím a nejednoznačností, čímž vytváří díla, která rezonují dlouho po dočtení. Její próza zkoumá temnější stránky lidské zkušenosti s neobyčejnou jemností a pronikavostí.
Lena has always lived in the jungle with Mother. There they look after a holiday home in surroundings that burst with colour and crawl with danger. Lena's only other friend is Isabella, who once visited regularly with her wealthy parents and security drone, Anton. But Isabella and her family haven't been seen in years.Mother is not like other mothers. She gets angry when Lena draws her with a face. When Lena challenges her to portray herself, she paints a tiny yellow dot surrounded by swirling black. She is a bastion of light, she says, against an army of darkness.Outside, rebels are fighting to take over the country. Mother is determined nothing will change inside the security fence, nothing to threaten her bond with Lena, or endanger the family. But there are secrets that need to emerge. How did Lena end up here? And what has happened to the family who no longer visit? What has Mother been planning, and what is gathering around them to change their lives forever?