Room sally But when the strange door

But when the strange door reappears

As the dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility

and enchantment—a story that foreshadows both surrealism and magical realism

She believes in happily-ever-afters

this intimate story explores community

Room sally But when the strange doorA woman and her young son escape after years of captivity in a small shed, and the boy encounters the outside world for the very first time. For five year old Jack, Room is everything he knows, a place to eat, sleep, play, and learn. Each night, his mother hides him safely away while their captor visits. To her, however, this confined space has been a prison for seven long years. Through love and ingenuity, she has built a fragile, nurturing world for