Penny, učiteľ, má byť v samom apartmáne pre dekády, obklopený materiálmi a keepsakes jej dlhého života. Môže sa resignovať k mundane rituály starého veku, until things štart to slip. Behom hier longtime partner jazdil viac rokov earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to hier, pre pokoj v unique long-term care residence, kde Penny finds herself po 1 too many "incidents." Initially, surrounded by peers, konversing, eating, spiace, vyzerajúc at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. unrest and distrust - štarty na stratu gripov na ceste časom a na svojom mieste na celom svete. told in spare, hypnotické prose, Iain Reid's genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, produktivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.