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Elyria leaves her stable but unfulfilling life in Manhattan without telling her family, taking a one‑way flight to New Zealand. During her long trek of hitchhiking and sleeping in fields, forests, and public parks, she encounters strangers and wildlife that push her into deep psychological distress. Haunted by her sister’s death and an inner violence that she keeps concealed, Elyria questions whether she is even alive. The novel follows her descent into a world where her inner reality diverges sharply from her outward calm, and explores themes of loss, anger, and the search for self in an uncertain landscape.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Catherine Lacey
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