Helsinki,2016. Olenka sits on a bench,watching a family play in a dog park. A stranger sits down beside her. Olenka startles; she would recognize this other woman anywhere. After all,Olenka was the one who ruined her life. And this woman may be about to do the same to Olenka. Yet,for a fragile moment,here they are,together - looking at their own children being raised by other people.
Moving seamlessly between modern-day Finland and Ukraine in the early days of its post-Soviet independence,Dog Park is a keenly observed,dark and propulsive novel set at the intersection of East and West,centered in a web of exploitation and the commodification of the female body. Oksanen brings fearless psychological acuity to this captivating story about a woman unable to escape the memory of her lost child,the ruthless powers that still hunt her,and the lies that could well end up saving her.
Publisher: Atlantic BooksISBN: 9781838951443Number of pages: 368Weight: 258 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mmEdition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
'An ambiguous horror story about egg donorship and the black market,it keeps the reader equally balanced between frustration and fascination.'- Daily Mail
'Following her incredibly popular Purge,Sofi Oksanen gives us another propulsive thriller about a woman unable to forget her lost child and the web of lies she's built around herself. A novelist and playwright,Oksanen is one of the most awarded literary authors in Scandinavia; now,we get to experience the phenomenon.'- Lit Hub
'Fans of slow-burning suspense will find much to enjoy.'-Publishers Weekly
'With the volatile European fertility market as her backdrop,a rising Scandinavian star poses troubling questions about the double-edged sword of motherhood and the rancorous debates over women's bodies.'- Oprah
'A remarkably ambitious story... Oksanen has much to say about the price of parenthood and the cost for young women who,with few other options to escape poverty,become egg donors or surrogates. Owen F. Witesman's translation conveys the mounting tension as Oksanen layers in shadowy,overlapping plotlines.'- New York Times
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