When Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother’s doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges. Will her brother support her ambition or send her back to finish her degree? What will her parents say when they learn of her decision? Does she even have what it takes to be a successful writer? What Theo never expects is to be drawn into a hidden literary world in which identity is something that can be lost and remade for the sake of an audience. When her mentor, a highly successful… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Attempted paedophilia & child sexual assault recounted
- Attempted sexual assault by a teacher recounted
- Alcohol consumption
- Murder & attempted murder by gun & knife violence
- Police violence (shooting)
Context : The protagonist was nearly assaulted by a paedophile when she was 10 years old, but her brother stabbed her attacker and saved her.
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