Description

In Deborah Levy's critically acclaimed novel, a young woman named Sofia accompanies her ailing mother, Rose, to a remote Spanish clinic in search of a cure for Rose's mysterious and debilitating illness. As Sofia navigates the strange environment and the complex dynamics of her relationship with her mother, she begins to question her own life choices and the suffocating nature of their shared existence. This evocative and unsettling narrative delves into themes of identity, inheritance, and the profound, often fraught, bonds between mothers and daughters. Levy's signature prose, sharp and poetic, crafts a mesmerizing exploration of transformation and the search for freedom.

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paperback

Penguin Canada

Published Jan 1, 2019

224 pages

ISBN: 9780735234161

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First Published

2016

Language

eng

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