In the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Noras childhood home to find their longtime friend has retreated into silence. With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at arms length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices. This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman. A novel impossible to put down.
Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?
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Silent truths unravel as three women confront friendship, motherhood, and identity in the Swiss mountains.
Laura Vogt (Teufen, 1989) studied cultural studies and literary writing. Her debut novel, So einfach war es also zu gehen was published in 2016, and featured at the Solothurn Literature Days and PROSOMOVA. In 2022, we published her second novel, Was uns betrifft, in English (What Concerns Us). In addition to prose, she also writes poetry, plays, and journalistic texts. She lives with her family in Flawil.
