When you first bleed, you report to the station to learn what kind of woman you will be. A white ticket grants you children. A blue ticket grants you freedom. And once you've taken the ticket, there is no going back. What if the life you're given is not for you? This novel pushes beneath the skin of female identity and patriarchal violence, to the point where human longing meets our animal bodies. From the Man Booker Prize longlisted author of 'The Water Cure'.