Ireland slides into authoritarianism. Eilish Stack's husband is taken by the secret police. She must decide: stay and fight, or take her children and run. Written in a breathless stream of consciousness, the 2023 Booker winner makes the unthinkable feel inevitable — and asks what you would do.
Clean — pure political horror.
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Moods: Devastating Urgent Claustrophobic Unflinching
Tropes: Totalitarian State Family Under Siege Ordinary Person in Crisis Ireland Setting
A near-future, unnamed Ireland — deliberately ambiguous.
Emotionally devastating and formally demanding — stream of consciousness.
Yes — 2023 Booker Prize.