A new horizon opens up before Mireia. As summer comes to an end, she begins to believe that her bad luck may finally be over. The future seems full of promise. But the dream of a happy and stable relationship gradually becomes an invisible web, quietly tightening around every aspect of her life.

The Pond is a powerful novel about love, control and self-discovery. With remarkable emotional precision, Meritxell Benedí explores the fragile boundary between devotion and self-erasure, and a woman’s struggle to reclaim herself when the life she once dreamed of begins to unravel. An atmospheric, deeply resonant novel that stays with the reader long after the final page.

“Everything is him.”

"To build a life with you, I’ve cast my friends and family aside."

“Suddenly, I am smaller.”