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Mara Tagarelli balances a high‑profile career as the head of a multimillion‑dollar AIDS foundation with a disciplined practice of martial arts. When a serious illness erodes her physical strength and strains her support network, she discovers that the narrative she has been given—and has told herself—is false. Facing family estrangement, a drifting body, and colleagues who see her as a victim, Mara seeks to rewrite her story by creating a new community and cultivating unseen strengths. Her actions ignite forces that threaten this fragile enclave, exposing the harsh realities of America’s treatment of disabled and chronically ill individuals. Amid the turmoil, her journey radiates hope, fierce self‑love, and the possibility of a life forged free from deceit.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Lesbian Fiction
Authors: Nicola Griffith
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