In this novel, we follow “The Child” as she is imprisoned in a cell with 39 other women who she doesn’t know. She was a child when they were brought here; never having any family around her she doesn’t know whether she even has a name. 

Years later, when “the child” is now a teenager - the guards who were in charge of keeping them alive yet idle as prisoners all mysteriously flee when a siren within the unit sounds. Luckily for the women, they manage to escape.. to a whole new kind of purgatory. 

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I enjoyed that there were so many unanswered questions, they didn’t feel like it was because the author didn’t know herself - but more like we were existing with the women who were facing such a hellish fate. 
In this dystopian novel, we don’t know if they are even on planet earth and I feel like the fact that the main character had no name almost made it all the more impactful. 

There was a sense of unease the entire time, like we were waiting for something that never seemed to come.. which I feel really worked in this context but definitely wouldn’t in others. 
I also really enjoyed hearing about how “the child” had developed differently in her secondary sex characteristics in a world ‘without men’. 

Overall, I don’t think this will be for everyone however the prose was beautiful and created a very interesting narrative. I really thoroughly enjoyed the unique feel of storytelling.