A compulsive, propulsive debut about a young woman's haunting
experience of love, abuse, and sex in an era of pornification by
one of Iceland's most provocative writers. 20-year old Lilja is in
love. As a young university student, she is quickly smitten with
the intelligent, beautiful young man from school who quotes Derrida
and reads Latin and cooks balanced vegetarian meals. Before she
even realizes, she's moved in with him, living in his cramped
apartment, surrounded by sour towels and flat Diet Cokes. As the
newfound intimacy of sharing a shower and a bed fuels her desire to
please her partner, his acts of nearly imperceptible abuse continue
to mount undetected. Lilja desperately tries to be the perfect
lover, attempting to meet his every need. But in order to do so,
she gradually lets go of her boundaries and starts to lose her
sense of self. With astounding clarity and restraint,
Hjoerleifsdottir sheds light on the commonplace undercurrents of
violence that so often go undetected in romantic relationships. She
deftly illustrates the failings of psychiatric systems in
recognizing symptoms of cruelty, and in powerful, poetic prose
depicts the unspooling of a tender-hearted woman desperate to love
well.
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