Amanda lies dying in a rural clinic in Argentina, and a boy named David sits beside her, asking her questions in a quiet, urgent voice. He wants her to tell him what happened, how the poisoning began, and what is the "rescue distance" between a mother and her daughter Nina, the measure of how far away she can be before she cannot save her child. As they talk, the novel reveals strange events with a neighbor, Carla, and her son David, who underwent a change after being poisoned. The text is in short, tense dialogue.
A short, unsettling novel for readers who like Latin American horror and ecological fear. It can be read in a single sitting and suits those interested in a mother's anxiety.
Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9788439729488
- Language
- ES
