Chloe is a Ph. D. student struggling to survive in a ruthless environment of academic bullying and exploitation. We accompany her through a deepening crisis of mental and physical health and slowly uncover the childhood traumas which lead her to develop a severe eating disorder. Chloe seeks solace in the arms of the many men who surround her, developing a complex network of lovers. But how long will it be before her liaisons begin to unravel?

Reminding you of what bad parenting does to a child.
"I remember that my mom told me that if I had better behaved, God might have been kinder to us and never taken away my dad. That horrendous message became engraved in my soul for so many years and felt a deep sense of guilt. I felt my dad never came back because I was just not good enough. Oh, mom! What a terrible thing you said to your child. These are the kind of things a child never forgets: every word that we throw at them will stay with them forever"

Dr. NN is an author, poet, and assistant professor of engineering. She draws heavily upon her own experiences in her work, intertwining fiction with memory in works such as a girl with five ties. She believes that fiction can be key to challenging the harmful aspects of academic bullying, mental health, and childhood trauma.