Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my free digital ARC! 

This is definitely a story of our times, unfortunately. When immigrants are criticised for fleeing danger and seeking refuge, when people so desperate for safety they would cross the Channel in a dinghy are called opportunists. Set in an unnamed country, in a town by the sea, The Singularity is, in a fun twist on the title, a cacophony of different voices, all coming together to paint a devastating picture of motherhood and the plight of the refugee. I found it a bit confusing at times, as often the author literally splices one POV into the other, using slashes to demarcate, but that’s likely just because I was reading it during my busiest time of year at work. With the proper attention, this book would be stunning. I can definitely see it making some prize lists this year. It has a haunting quality, which is a testament to the translator (Saskia Vogel, working from the Swedish). If it makes a prize list, I think I’ll give it a reread.