In March 2020, with the threat of the Covid pandemic closing in, novelist Sasha Senderovsky invites a small but eclectic group of friends to stay with his family in the countryside bungalow complex he has built as an echo of his childhood in Russia. By leaving the city they hope to avoid becoming infected, although Sasha's psychiatrist wife, Masha, is infuriated by Sasha's choice of guests as well as the thoughtlessness towards her carefully prepared Covid protocols and procedures.
To begin with, the mood appears eccentric and farcical, perhaps reflecting the general uncertainty and confusion at the start of the pandemic. Over the following six months we explore the various different relationships and how they evolve within their isolated and disconnected bubble, providing thought provoking insights into our different experiences of the pandemic, with moments of beautiful writing, particularly towards the end.
To begin with, the mood appears eccentric and farcical, perhaps reflecting the general uncertainty and confusion at the start of the pandemic. Over the following six months we explore the various different relationships and how they evolve within their isolated and disconnected bubble, providing thought provoking insights into our different experiences of the pandemic, with moments of beautiful writing, particularly towards the end.