She arrived broken. Can she leave reborn?

After twenty-five years of surviving a life marked by abuse and addiction, a woman wakes up on a bus bound for the mysterious rehabilitation center Celestial Healing. Ravaged by self-loathing and in the turbulent throes of detox, she believes this is her final chance at redemption.

But something is wrong with this sanctuary.

Desperate for answers, she turns to the last person she expected to trust: a fellow patient decaying before her eyes. Together, they unravel the secrets of Celestial Healing—and discover what they must do to escape.

Steeped in mythology and bathed in the waters of forgiveness, Forty Days of September is a story of addiction, recovery, and love. At its heart lies a question far more difficult than escaping this impossible place:

Does everyone deserve a second chance?

Perfect for fans of the dark, boundary-pushing psychological tension of Mona Awad’s Bunny and the mind-bending, institutional suspense of Shutter Island, Forty Days of September is a raw, uncompromising speculative fiction journey through the ruins of trauma toward the dawn of redemption.