Emile's book

Emil's Book is a new novel by Illarion Pavliuk, author of the bestsellers "I See You're Interested in Darkness" and "White Ash."

Emil can't sleep. At all. And his mother occasionally forgets everything, doesn't recognize her son, and doesn't remember her own name. To help her, Emil has a ritual that must be followed to the last word.

Together, they move to a place where no one knows them – a snow-covered island where they have to live in a school. And one night, in the empty school corridors, a phone rings. Emil picks up the receiver and recognizes the voice of his brother, who died several years ago: "Help me come back!"

But how can you bring back someone who has died? How can you not lose yourself in worlds where the line between possible and impossible is thin, and every mistake can cost a life? What did Emil's mother actually forget? And should he remind her?