Contemporary Fiction
The Speed of Light
2021·315 pages
A woman with MS navigates love, loss, and a campus shooting in a tumultuous year.
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A woman with MS navigates love, loss, and a campus shooting in a tumultuous year.
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A compelling and provocative debut novel told in intersecting timelines over a tumultuous, defining year in one woman’s life. Simone is trying her best not to think of what she’s lost. Diagnosed with MS, she awaits the results of another anxiety-inducing MRI. She’s just walked away from Connor, “a fixer” but possibly the love of her life. And nearing the holidays, the sights and sounds of winter in South Dakota only prick memories of better years gone by. Then, on a December morning at the unive...
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Sexual content
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Central romance and breakup; emotional intimacy, not explicit sex
Violence & gore
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Workplace shooting with gunfire, terror, and tragic aftermath
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Christmas and winter holiday season setting
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Chronic illness and disability awareness themes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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