One narrator
Four women are at the heart of the story. Only one is telling it. Can you identify her?
The Novel
Four places.
One invisible connection.
Los Angeles. London. Athens. Kenya. Twenty days before one decision changes everything.
The Story
When finance becomes a weapon, who are the targets?
Sarah is seventeen and trying to understand a war with no soldiers. In London, Alane and Karen work inside a financial system whose consequences are felt thousands of miles away. In Athens, Rinaé and Nikos struggle to imagine a future while their country is collapsing. In Kenya, Sophie and Marc confront a humanitarian crisis that the world has learned to ignore.
Their stories appear separate. They are not.
“The numbers explain what happened. The words reveal what it cost.”
Before You Read
The novel is also an investigation.
The number twenty
A date, a countdown and a recurring number connect the different stories.
Objects and echoes
A red notebook, a ball, a letter, a classroom number. Nothing is placed by chance.
Choices
Each character reaches a moment when doing nothing is also a decision.
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