A young woman named Rose escapes an American suicide cult. She's picked up by an African American cop who's scarred by war, and together they dissolve their lives and flee to Mexico. Meanwhile a famous artist creates his last piece before vanishing, and a man suffering mental illness tries to do right by the cult's leader while his family grieves his disappearance.
A haunting novel with incredibly precise language, detailing its view of human life, its urgent warnings, its deeply felt despair and hope. This book was published through a Kickstarter campaign because the author didn't want to compromise its nature. I wish more literary works were published that way, a directness shared between writer and reader. Suicide is ever present. This novel explores why.
Let me start by saying that this story is a work of art, in and of itself. This story was written in such a unique and poetic way, that I was left satisfied after finishing it. The plot itself was intriguing and had me wanting to know its mysteries and secrets. Ultimately though, this story left me speechless with how thought provoking it was. Yet, everything about it was so simple and complex at the same time. This will be a story that will stay with me for a very long time.