The narrative introduces Alison McCarthy, who encounters a chilling image on her television that evokes a sense of dread and familiarity. The striking description of a black figure with narrowed slits for eyes and a wide mouth symbolizes the face of death, suggesting themes of fear and the unknown. This haunting imagery sets the tone for a story that likely explores the psychological impact of mortality and the haunting presence of death in everyday life.
The story follows Tara Jones as she becomes the target of the H Group, a notorious team of hit men. As she navigates this deadly threat, she encounters Assassin number Fifty-Six, whose true motives remain unclear. The tension builds as Tara must determine whether he is her potential savior or another danger in her perilous situation. This gripping narrative explores themes of survival and trust amidst a backdrop of suspense and intrigue.
„Summer on the Subway„ ist eine ungeschnittene Geschichte des Erwachsenwerdens in einem Jahrzehnt des Klimawandels, einer Pandemie und des Krieges. Durch Gedichte versucht es zu verstehen, was es bedeutet, ein Mensch zu sein, und dokumentiert den Weg zwischen den Regentropfen des Selbst und der Welt, die es umgibt. Die Zeit verliert sich zwischen dem Moment, in dem man in den Zug steigt, und der Haltestelle, heiß und hell wie der Sommer und gleichzeitig kalt und dunkel wie die Tunnel. “Summer on the Subway" is an uncut coming of age story, in a decade of climate change, a pandemic and war. Through poems it tries to understand what it means to be human and document the walk between raindrops of the self and the world that surrounds it. Time loses itself between the moment you step on the train, and your stop, hot and bright like summer and cold and dark as the tunnels at once.