In the Seeing Hands of Others
by Nat Ogle· 2022
Ogle’s multi-viewpoint debut novel about the aftermath of a rape trial explores trauma, care and the limits of empathy. The novel is formed of documents and evidence, including the blog of a nurse on a dialysis ward attempting to live in the aftermath of bringing a rape trial to court in which the defendant was exonerated. It contains transcripts of the police interviews with her and the accused, the emails and texts between them submitted for trial, his journal, his conversations on 4chan, and his drama scripts. How will the nurse, Corina, ever get him out of her head? The story combines elements of a legal drama, suspense, and family drama.
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Ogle’s multi-viewpoint debut novel about the aftermath of a rape trial explores trauma, care and the limits of empathy. The novel is formed of documents and evidence, including the blog of a nurse on a dialysis ward attempting to live in the aftermath of bringing a rape trial to court in which the defendant was exonerated. It contains transcripts of the police interviews with her and the accused, the emails and texts between them submitted for trial, his journal, his conversations on 4chan, and his drama scripts. How will the nurse, Corina, ever get him out of her head? The story combines elements of a legal drama, suspense, and family drama.