![]() ![]() In a panic, she introduces herself with a fake name and they quickly become enmeshed. One day, Greta recognizes Big Swiss’s voice at the dog park. They both have dark histories, but Big Swiss chooses to remain unattached to her suffering while Greta continues to be tortured by her past. Greta is fascinated by Big Swiss’s refreshing attitude toward trauma. She becomes infatuated with his newest client, a repressed married woman she affectionately refers to as Big Swiss, since she’s tall, stoic, and originally from Switzerland. Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach who calls himself Om. The house, built in 1737, is unrenovated, uninsulated, and full of bees. Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. ![]()
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