She's clinging to a tenuous hope. But her endless river of despair could drown her last chance at freedom.

Tess Elliot lives in fear. Growing up on the Canadian prairie, the intelligent girl survived a traumatic near-death experience and a childhood rapist by leaving her body in times of pain and terror. And though she's now a skilled doctor, the private loner constantly worries that her mind will fracture completely... giving away her secrets and ruining her life.

Gifted a holiday cruise to Alaska, an overjoyed Tess starts to truly relax for the first time in years as she finds acceptance and happiness with new friends. But her tentative feelings of control may still prove fragile enough to shatter...

Can her strong will save her from a world fading in and out of reality?

Striking a delicate balance between gut-wrenchingly sad and profoundly joyful moments, Marlene F. Cheng's poetic prose reveals the emotional whirlpools created by multiple-personality disorder. And as you develop a deep bond with her characters, the intense realism of this tale will inspire you to cross invisible barriers and reach a more complete sense of self.

Fragments of Tess is a heartrending women's literary fiction novel. If you like deeply flawed protagonists, honest depictions of mental illness, and hopeful silver linings, then you'll love Marlene F. Cheng's unraveling of truth.

Buy Fragments of Tess to fight for survival today!

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• Literature & FictionUnited StatesBlack & African AmericanWomen's Fiction
• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionLiterary
• Literature & FictionBlack & African AmericanWomen's Fiction
• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionContemporary
• Literature & FictionUnited States

• Publication Date: August 14, 2023
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• Print Length: 180 Pages
• File Size: 19 KB