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Florence Knapp

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (rounded up for emotional impact)

Florence Knapp's debut is a literary “what if” that dares to imagine how one choice — a name — could splinter reality into three lives. Through Cora and her son (or sons: Bear, Julian, and Gordon Jr.), we’re taken across 35 years in alternating timelines that are equal parts haunting and heartbreaking.

✨ Highlights:
• A bold structure that jumps every seven years without losing emotional clarity
• Raw, uncompromising portrayal of domestic abuse and its ri ...more

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