Ursula K. LeGuin meets The Road in a post-apocalyptic modern classic of female friendship and intimacy. Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they arrived or why they are there. When an alarm sounds and the guards flee, the women must venture into an empty, desolate world to discover their fate. A haunting meditation on survival, memory, and what it means to be human.

Why We Picked It: Because Harpman created something extraordinary; a novel that's both dystopian nightmare and profound meditation on female solidarity. This haunting story explores fundamental questions about identity, memory, and survival while celebrating the bonds that sustain us through the darkest times.

Details: • Author: Jacqueline Harpman • Translator: Ros Schwartz • Afterword by: Sophie Mackintosh • Publisher: Transit Books • Format: Paperback • Publication Date: May 10, 2022 • ISBN: 1945492600

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