Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Daniel Okafor is forty, an accountant, and completely, painfully ordinary. Over an impulsive dinner, a foolish bet is made: he will run one hundred miles before his fortieth birthday. He has never run seriously in his life.What begins as a desperate attempt to break the monotony of a stagnant existence quickly spirals into a public spectacle. As Daniel’s progress-and his failures-go viral, he finds himself trapped between the crushing weight of digital expectations and the fragile reality of his own body. Every step becomes a battle not just against the pavement, but against the man he was and the man he is terrified of becoming.This is not a story about athletic triumph or a grand cinematic victory. It is a raw, grounded exploration of mid-life, the cost of pride, and the quiet, often agonizing transition between who we think we are and what we are capable of enduring. Hundred Miles of Silence is an intimate look at what happens when an ordinary man tries to outrun his own life, only to realize that the hardest part of any journey is the moment you stop running and finally arrive home.
