These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart

by Izzy Wasserstein

Description

In a world where love and survival rarely align, this lyrical novel follows a protagonist navigating the thin line between tenderness and loss. As relationships deepen and old wounds resurface, the story traces how grief, desire, and moral choice shape a life that refuses to be neatly contained. With vivid emotional clarity and a finely tuned sense of atmosphere, the book explores themes of impermanence, resilience, and the ways people keep moving even when their hearts feel unsteady. Blending intimate character work with a poetic, contemporary voice, it offers a haunting, hopeful meditation on what it means to keep faith with oneself—however fragile the grace.

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Tachyon Publications

Published Jan 1, 2024

ISBN: 9781616964122

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Community Reviews(1)

@gxuosiJul 3, 2026

dnf at 15%. i seriously failed to calculate how much of this would be pseudo cop noir vs scifi dystopia. and im not sure the writing is strong enough to carry a noir where it’s a social commentary with the delicacy of a steel anvil dropped from a cliff

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First Published

2024

Language

eng

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