Literary Fiction
A heart-wrenching tale of lions and human bonds, blending beauty and bittersweet emotion.
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A heart-wrenching tale of lions and human bonds, blending beauty and bittersweet emotion.
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Elijah Rolene is a lost man. Folowing the death of his wife, he quits his job as a police pilot and turns to prescription painkillers for comfort. Not content to watch him destroy his life, his veterinarian sister convinces him to help out at her animal shelter where he helps to rescue a rare white lion cub. Soon the lion is brought to live with them in their Detroit home and instantly connects with Elijah's autistic niece, Harper. And as Harper is brought out of her shell, so Elijah begins to h...
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Sexual content
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No evidence found in available sources
Violence & gore
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Family endangered by external threat; peril over graphic detail
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Prescription painkiller dependence after wife's death; central arc
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Self-destructive grief via pills; no clear suicide attempt shown
Abuse & suffering
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Grief over spouse's death; family placed at serious risk
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