Helen of Nowhere

Resumen del libro

In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture. Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him.

But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated. Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?

Biografía del autor

Makenna Goodman es autora de dos novelas, The Shame y Helena de nada, y ha escrito para medios internacionales como The New York Review of Books, The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Harvard Review, The White Review, BOMB, The Common, ASTRA Magazine, Mousse Magazine o RA Magazine. Ha trabajado en cine para El Deseo, fue profesora de secundaria en una granja en funcionamiento y ha ejercido también en el sector editorial. Actualmente trabaja como editora y vive en Vermont.