Before Adam

The narrative explores the profound impact of nightmarish dreams on a child's psyche, highlighting a sense of isolation and the feeling of being fundamentally different from others. The protagonist grapples with intense fears rooted in a distant, primal past, specifically during the Mid-Pleistocene era. This haunting fear contrasts with fleeting moments of happiness experienced in daylight, emphasizing a struggle between light and darkness, normalcy and otherness. The book delves into themes of existential dread and the haunting memories of a forgotten world.