MOST ANTICIPATED by Los Angeles Times, LitHub, Polygon, Fangoria, and Paste
A harrowing, intimate novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them teeters on the edge—marking an award-winning Latin American author's US debut.
"Evocative, dreamlike, and immersive...The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you." —Esquire
"An intimate, melancholic look at an ecologically ravaged future." —Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic and Silver Nitrate In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford—a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown...
Description:
A Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club PickMOST ANTICIPATED by Los Angeles Times, LitHub, Polygon, Fangoria, and Paste
A harrowing, intimate novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them teeters on the edge—marking an award-winning Latin American author's US debut.
"Evocative, dreamlike, and immersive...The disconcerting familiarity of this strange, windswept world will haunt you." —Esquire
In a city ravaged by a mysterious plague, a woman tries to understand why her world is falling apart. An algae bloom has poisoned the previously pristine air that blows in from the sea. Inland, a secretive corporation churns out the only food anyone can afford—a revolting pink paste, made of an unknown...