Mudwoman is a brilliant university president. However, she is haunted by the recollection of her childhood, during which her mother attempted to drown her in a mudflat situated along a river. Her job puts her under a lot of pressure and scrutiny, and she starts to unravel emotionally, which leads to a journey of self-discovery and confronting her traumatic past. Throughout the novel, the juxtaposition of reality and dreams is perplexing, yet it adds a thrilling dimension to the narrative. A cruel and gripping story.
“Her brain was always thrumming, like a machine that has been left on while its master has gone away, and so becomes overheated in the futility of mere effort.”