Part of Series
Di dalamnya, tubuh perempuan bergaun putih panjang itu masih bersimpuh di lantai dingin. Posisi bersujud. Rambut gimbalnya memanjang dan menutupi seluruh tubuhnya. Bowo duduk dengan posisi sila di belakang raga yang terkulai tadi. Direntangkannya kedua tangan. Gumpalan-gumpalan putih memasuki raga tadi. Kedua tubuh tadi seperti terselubungi lingkaran energi alam. Warna-warni dunia sempat singgah di sekelilingnya. Jagat maya mengitari dunia. Perempuan itu bertubuh dingin seperti dialiri listrik. Ia tersentak-sentak. Pelan-pelan perempuan tadi, Astria membuka mata. Waktunya tiba. Kembali. Empat puluh hari. Perjalanan lama yang seperti sedetik hitungan cahaya.
Author
Fira Basuki (born June 7, 1972) is a well-known Indonesian novelist. Arguably her most famous work is her trilogy debut consisting of Jendela-Jendela (The Windows), Pintu (The Door) and Atap (The Roof). The trilogy concerning the journeys of Javanese brother and sister Bowo and June; from graduating high school, studying abroad in the US, their meta-physical experiences (especially Bowo's "second sight" and aura-reading capabilities), relationships with people of different nationalities (especially June's Tibetan husband), and their return home to Indonesia. Her novel, Brownies, was adapted to a movie which was nominated for Best Picture at the 2005 Indonesian Film Festival, eventually losing out to Gie (though Brownies did earn a Best Director Citra award for Hanung Bramantyo). She recently launched to widespread media acclaim a popular biography on media person Wimar Witoelar, her first work in non-fiction. Her latest novel, scheduled to be published July 2007, is entitled Astral Astria. As per August 2007, she works as Chief Editor at the Indonesian edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fira\_Basuki)
