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The unworthy : a novel / Agustina Bazterrica ; translated by Sarah Moses.
"From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find--discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophe--cities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe. But when a stranger makes her way past the convent walls, joining the ranks of the unworthy, she forces the narrator to consider her long-buried past--and what she may be overlooking about the Enlightened. As the two women grow closer, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future, and her present life inside the convent. How did she get to the Sacred Sisterhood? Why can't she remember her life before? And what really happens when a woman is chosen as one of the Enlightened?" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1668063700
- ISBN: 9781668063705
- ISBN: 1668051885
- ISBN: 9781668051887
- Physical Description: 177 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Language Note: | In English, translated from Spanish. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Convents > Fiction. Nuns > Fiction. Cults > Fiction. End of the world > Fiction. Survival > Fiction. Climatic changes > Fiction. Regression (Civilization) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Dystopian fiction. Horror fiction. Science fiction. Queer fiction. Dystopian fiction. Horror fiction. Science fiction. Queer fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.
Holds
- 2 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River County Library | FIC BAZTERRICA (Text) | 33892101031640 | Adult New Books | On holds shelf | - |
Summary:
"From her cell in a mysterious convent, a woman writes the story of her life in whatever she can find--discarded ink, dirt, and even her own blood. A lower member of the Sacred Sisterhood, deemed an unworthy, she dreams of ascending to the ranks of the Enlightened at the center of the convent and of pleasing the foreboding Superior Sister. Outside, the world is plagued by catastrophe--cities are submerged underwater, electricity and the internet are nonexistent, and bands of survivors fight and forage in a cruel, barren landscape. Inside, the narrator is controlled, punished, but safe. But when a stranger makes her way past the convent walls, joining the ranks of the unworthy, she forces the narrator to consider her long-buried past--and what she may be overlooking about the Enlightened. As the two women grow closer, the narrator is increasingly haunted by questions about her own past, the environmental future, and her present life inside the convent. How did she get to the Sacred Sisterhood? Why can't she remember her life before? And what really happens when a woman is chosen as one of the Enlightened?" --
