The narrator, a young woman whose name is never revealed, wants to visit Jake's family with her friend Jake. Although Jake hopes that this trip will make their relationship more serious, the narrator keeps thinking about ending the relationship. But ...
The narrator, a young woman whose name is never revealed, wants to visit Jake's family with her friend Jake. Although Jake hopes that this trip will make their relationship more serious, the narrator keeps thinking about ending the relationship. But this is the appearance of the matter. At the end of the night, while returning from Jake's parent's house, he decides to show the woman the neighborhoods around his hometown. Jake keeps the car in the heavy snow and cold and asks the woman to wait for him when he gets out, but she never comes back. The young woman inevitably has to look for Jake after a while. He enters an old school building to find Jake, but with every step he takes, a misty secret lurks...
Novelist Ian Reed explores the depths of the human psyche, researching consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limits of loneliness in this highly intelligent, tense, and thrilling work of literature. Reminiscent of the early work of Jose Saramago, the cult classics of Michael Faber (Under the Skin), and Lionel Shriver (We Need to Talk About Kevin), it follows the conclusion of a memorable and daring first book. This suspenseful, interesting, and mysterious novel pulls you in from the very first page and won't let you leave.
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