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Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Chronically ill, extremely organised, and determined to 'get a life'. Chloe Brown is the fibro girlie romance hero we deserved. 📝
Who it's for
Chloe has fibromyalgia, and the novel is specific about her pain, energy management and the loneliness of friends drifting away when she couldn't keep up.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Talia Hibbert's 2019 romance follows Chloe Brown, a woman living with fibromyalgia, who comes close to dying and then writes a list of seven directives to help her 'get a life.' The list includes a drunken night out, riding a motorcycle, camping and doing something bad. She ends up getting help with her list from Red Morgan, her building's tattooed, motorcycle-riding superintendent, who secretly paints at night.
Where to find it
In print; widely available from libraries (Libby/Hoopla), and as an audiobook. Still in copyright.
Before you start
Heads up: Explicit sex; past emotional abuse.
Age: Adult (18+)
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (poem 314)
