The book nominated for the 2022 Booker Prize, Rita, was found hanged in the church bell tower. It was raining that day. The case was closed as a suicide, but her mother cannot come to terms with it. Elena, with advanced Parkinson’s disease, embarks on a difficult journey to uncover the truth and find the culprit. Rita would only go to church if she feared something more than lightning, she repeats at the police station. Rita’s father once told her that the church is like a local lightning rod, and since then she has never approached it in the rain. At the police and justice system, Elena encounters only excuses. The case was closed, it was a suicide. Elena’s condition worsens, she mixes up words, forgets, but now and then she suddenly remembers things that could help the investigation. Elena Knows is a story about the imperfect relationship between a mother and daughter, societal forces that restrict women’s everyday lives, but also about humility, perseverance, and the willingness to change things.