Many thanks to NetGalley and Farrar, Straus and Giroux for gifting me a digital ARC of this book by Sarah Moss - a different look into the pandemic's affect on individuals. 4.5 stars!
In England, Kate has been exposed to Covid, though she is not sick, and is under strict quarantine and not allowed to leave her home or she risks jail time and heavy fines. She is a single mom to teenager Matt, who is spending most of his quarantine time on the computer. Kate has reached her limit and needs to take a break outside, so she heads out for a walk. She is spotted by her neighbor, Alice, who had cancer so is very vulnerable to the virus. All is fine until Kate takes a fall.
Told in stream of consciousness narratives from these individuals plus Rob, a mountain rescuer. Once you get used to the narrative style, I really liked delving into each of these people's thoughts on everything from the pandemic to the mundane. It's an interesting look at the toll that social isolation takes on people, even when necessary. I'm glad I read this as we are (fingers crossed!) hopefully coming out of the pandemic as opposed to being in the midst of it, but the pandemic still has a varying degree hold on all of our thoughts and is still extremely relevant.
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