Helen of Nowhere
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Helen of Nowhere
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Narrated by:
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Michelle Asante
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By:
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Makenna Goodman
In the middle of the countryside, a realtor is showing a disgraced professor around an idyllic house. She speaks not only about the home's many wonderful qualities but about its previous owner, the mystifying Helen, whose presence still seems to suffuse every fixture.
Through hearing stories of Helen's chosen way of living, the man begins to see that his story is not actually over – rather, he is being offered a chance to buy his way into the simple life, close to the land, that's always been out of reach to him. But as evening fades into black, he will learn that the asking price may be much higher, and stranger, than anticipated.
Philosophically and formally adventurous, at once intimate and cosmic in scope, Helen of Nowhere asks: What must we give up in exchange for true happiness?
©2026 Makenna Goodman (P)2026 Fitzcarraldo EditionsVery dramatic narration
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At one point the narrator says something along the lines of ‘I lived for a palpable sense of emptiness’ — and that’s what you’ll have if you get to the end of this book.
Currently long-listed for the 2026 Booker Prize; shame on you, Selection Committee!
If I had been reading the print version….
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