Mei, a forty-two-year-old woman immersed in an apathetic marriage and recently fired from her job, decides to seek refuge in the house where she grew up, a small farmhouse in the middle of the forest. There, she will try to write the novel that has obsessed her for years, while confronting her past, an untimely present, and a drifting future. This novel is the chronicle of a rebellion, the story of an unrepentant solitude narrated in an intriguing countdown of 185 days. What is solitude? An objective reality or a state of mind, a blessing or a curse? The only certainty is that one never emerges from solitude unscathed. Sola, the striking debut novel by Carlota Gurt, is written in a vivid and highly visual prose that shakes the reader like a force of nature. (This is the publisher’s synopsis).
A well-written story, with style, originality, and a solid structure. It has an increasing rhythm that captures you from the first moment. It’s a pity that the story and the main character are truly bleak. Before reading the book, it is advisable to prepare yourself to face an authentic drama. There are many erotic notes, vulgar and irreverent expressions, which could be much more moderate without the narrative losing its strength.