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A touching and poetic novel about the end of one life and the beginning of another, and about the limits that a weak body can impose on a strong mind. This is the story of an incomprehensible being. Slowly but inexorably, it traverses a fascinating landscape: that of the human body. It takes a rest within, exploring cells, tissues, and organs. Articulate and full of unexpected insights, the being narrates the topography of this body, extracting a little more vitality from it with each stop on its journey. This is also the story of Lia, a young, vibrant woman, happily married and a mother to a daughter. It is Lia's life that this being recounts, as it knows the young woman inside and out: the hidden secrets of her past, the unspoken truths of her present, and the inevitability of a future that will be the destination of its journey. Maddie Mortimer's debut is an incredible journey through the human body, telling of spectacular places without which our lives would not exist.