Description
After a devastating plague empties New York City, Candace Chen—an office worker whose life is built on routine—becomes one of the last uninfected survivors, documenting the silent streets as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost. As she navigates the eerie calm of an abandoned metropolis, she’s drawn into a fragile community and a tempting promise of safety, forcing her to weigh trust against the secrets she’s been carrying. Ling Ma’s debut blends dark comedy with a haunting, intimate portrait of isolation, family trauma, and the ways people cling to structure when the world collapses. With its sharp satire of contemporary life and its tender focus on survival and connection, this apocalyptic novel asks what it really means to keep living when distraction—and certainty—are gone.
Available Editions
paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2018
291 pages
ISBN: 9780374261597
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Severance by Ling Ma.