Inspired by climate emergency, artificial intelligence and science fiction, this powerful work is above all an allegory and social commentary on the rights of young people to a secure future.

Felicia needs to do better at school. She can’t keep up with her homework and, being a quiet child, doesn’t participate much in class activities. Then her teacher suggests that Felicia has an operation - a chip implant to help her memory and learning. The surgery is safe, clinically proven and 99.99 per cent free of side effects.

But could Felicia be one of the few people to experience side effects from the procedure? Over the next few days, Felicia experiences memory lapses. She has visions (of the future?) that she can’t understand or control. Who is Liv then? Liv is Felicia’s newborn sister, a helpless witness to Felicia’s post-surgery struggles and, perhaps, forebodings.

MORTEN DÜRR
Morten Dürr is the award winning author of 54 books in Danish which have been translated into 16 languages. He lives in Copenhagen.