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Working at a high-powered consultancy in London, Grace relishes having an outlet for her relentless ambition. When her young body collapses in invisible pains, she becomes desperate for answers – but the doctors can’t find anything wrong.
As time stretches out and her body still confines her to bed, she relies on social media and visits from her adventurous boyfriend Matt and fiercely competitive best friend Jas to connect her to the outside world. But as persistent physical pains continue to engulf her, her relationships start to fray.
Feeling increasingly lonely, Grace becomes even more desperate to heal. When she discovers a chronically ill social media influencer, she's buoyed by hope that recovery is possible, while beginning to question her assumptions about relationships, love and what it means to live a full life.
Here's what readers have to say about this book....
Excellent read, so gripping I couldn't put it down. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance copy in exchange for my honest feedback.
A phenomenal novel with such an interesting premise. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.
This book was an emotional read for me. I didn't love the writing style, but that's really just a personal preference rather than a criticism. My heart broke for our main character, Grace, and all that she had to deal with. As a person who suffers from more than one invisible illness, I completely related to that element of the story and thought that the author did a great job in creating what I feel to be an accurate picture of being a person with an invisible illness in society today. I did find the story a bit slow paced for my taste, but I enjoyed it in spite of that. I would definitely recommend this book. My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review.
The title and cover really drew me into this book. I really appreciated the premise of someone dealing with chronic pain. It's a slow-moving story exposing the day-to-day experience of someone whose every move is pain. You really feel for Grace and her struggle. Her character growth is done well. My only gripe with the novel is the writing itself. I didn't feel connected to the story for a long time.
This reminded me a lot of My Year of Rest but actually a better understanding of invisible illness. As someone with depression it's also refreshing to see a character deal with like toxic positivity and grow to understand her own healing. Loved the sister relationship, that was so pure.
