Ukususela kumzuzu wokuqala, xa ufunda le noveli, ufumanisa ukuba injongo ye umbhali ngokukubeka ngokupheleleyo kwizihlangu zikaLaura Blacklock. Olu phawu lomfazi luvulekile kwasekuqaleni ukuvelisa isiphumo se-chameleon, ukuvumela nawuphi na umfundi ozimiseleyo ukuhlala kwi-adventure eguqulwe yaba nguLaura.
Ngequbuliso unguLaura, kwaye uyonwabele inqanawa yokutyela obumenyelwe kuyo. Suka eLondon, usiya kwindawo emangalisayo yolwandle lwaseNorway. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kulungile, uhambo olumnandi loncwadi lokuwela uLwandle lwaseMantla.
Kukho uyolo olukhulu kulomlingiso kunye nomlinganiswa ophambili wenoveli okanye bhanyabhanya. Njengomfundi, uyazi ukuba ubuzimisele ukufunda into ebangela umdla, kule meko, oko kukuthi, unguLaura kodwa wazi ngakumbi kunoLaura ngokwakhe ngekamva elikulindeleyo.
Phakathi kwamaphupha oxolo, agungqiswa ezinzulwini zolwandle, uLaura uvuka ngobunye ubusuku esoyika isikhalo esihlabayo. Wothukile, uLaura ubukele njengoko umzimba womfazi uwela emihlathini emnyama emnyama yamanzi. Ndothukile, uxela okwenzekileyo, kodwa akukho mntu unokumkholelwa ... Kwigumbi le-10, apho abonisa khona ukuba ubonile imeko enobundlobongela bokuwa, akukho mntu uhleliyo. Uphengululo ngokubanzi lwendlela kunye nabasebenzi balawula ukunyamalala.
Ezi ntlobo zamabali ziphazamisayo, zibekwe kwindawo evaliweyo njengenqanawa ehamba kulwandle olukhulu, zivuse ukungonwabi okunzulu, umdla wokufumanisa ukuba kwenzeka ntoni. Akukho nto ikhutshelwa ngaphandle, ukusuka kubusuku obubi, ukuphuphuma kwengcinga, ukuya kwinyani efihlakeleyo ebalekayo uLaura kunye nomfundi, ngaphandle kokwazi ukuba kude kangakanani ukungazi.
I-psychosis iyanda, uLaura uziva esongelwa, uluvo lwakhe lwesithandathu lumgcina emacaleni, uyazi ukuba lo mfazi wawa, etyhalwa ngumntu. Ilizwi lakhe lesandi lisenokuba lalisazisa nabani na owabulala omnye umfazi. Ngoku naye usengozini ...
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