What happens when the world moves on—and you don’t?

When a global pandemic forces Sujal, Emma, and their children into isolation on a remote farmland, survival becomes their only language. Seasons replace calendars. Silence replaces news. Civilization fades—not with collapse, but with forgetting.

Years later, a single moment shatters their closed world.

Beyond the gate they believed protected them, life has continued.

This is not a story about the end of the world.
It is a story about what isolation does to memory, identity, and belonging.

Through the quiet perspectives of a family—especially a boy who grows up without ever knowing society—the novel explores how humanity reshapes itself when removed from noise, urgency, and connection.

Spare. Reflective. Unsettling.
This book asks:
• Is survival the same as living?
• What do we lose when we adapt too well?
• And once a world is left behind, can it ever truly be returned to?

Perfect for readers who enjoy:
– Literary dystopian fiction
– Post-pandemic reflections
– Character-driven, philosophical narratives
– Stories that linger long after the final page

Some gates are meant to protect you.
Others are meant to be opened.