One of Us
Represented by Mark Kessler
“No. Caro was gone, and I wasn’t angry. Not having her in my life was no loss. It simply meant I had more time and energy to give to my baby. One day, I realized it had been over a year since we last spoke. Then it was five. And then, one day, out of the blue, that chatty little email arrived.”
One of Us hinges upon the reflections of Sofia: a woman whose unconventional childhood in an institution teases the age-old question of belonging, with a twist.
Taking a break from her adult existence with husband and son, hoping to write her memoirs, Sofia ruminates on her life beyond motherhood—memories from the past and melancholy over missed opportunities, in particular an explosive friendship with the effervescent and volatile Caro.
Profound and gripping—at the intersection of the Handmaid’s Tale and Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go—One of Us explores the blurred lines between the parts we are given and those we create for ourselves, tackling themes of love, loss, and friendship with a dystopian sharpness that’s also never very far from home. Louisa is a writer who is always thoughtful, inventive, unusual, and evolving, and this is a fascinating new step.