2022 PEN Translation Award FINALISTIn this masterful novel, author Juli Zeh skillfully shifts away from the conventional tale of a middle-aged, middle-class father out for a New Yearโs Day bike ride to an unexpectedly dark, psychological family drama.Lanzarote on New Yearโs Day: Henning is cycling up the steep path to Femรฉs. As he struggles against the wind and the gradient he takes stock of his life. He ha ...Full description
2022 PEN Translation Award FINALISTIn this masterful novel, author Juli Zeh skillfully shifts away from the conventional tale of a middle-aged, middle-class father out for a New Yearโs Day bike ride to an unexpectedly dark, psychological family drama.Lanzarote on New Yearโs Day: Henning is cycling up the steep path to Femรฉs. As he struggles against the wind and the gradient he takes stock of his life. He has a job, a wife, two childrenโyet hardly recognizes himself anymore. Panic attacks have been pouncing on him like demons. When he finally reaches the pass in utter exhaustion, a mysterious coincidence unveils a repressed yet vivid memory, plunging him back into childhood and the traumatic event that almost cost him and his sister their lives. In this masterful novel, bestselling author Juli Zeh skillfully turns a New Yearโs Day bike ride into an unexpectedly dark, psychological family drama.