Shape of Ourselves: A Novel - Softcover

Frisch, Bekkah

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798987742129

Publisher: Bombus Books, LLC, 2025

Synopsis

Every week in a hospital cafeteria on Australia's Gold Coast, a support group convenes for people with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Aside from dealing with physical symptoms, the group also has to discover how their injuries have changed each of them at their very core.

For Pania, this is a dance that rarely surprises her anymore. The car accident she was in at 16 has set the course of her life. She doesn't know who she would be without it, though she's sure life would have been better if she'd stayed with Sal.

Then there's Lin. She desperately wants to go back to life as a boring stay-at-home mum with a reliable, if sometimes lonely, marriage. Instead, she finds herself uncontrollably impulsive with a temper to match-a shift that threatens to destroy the fragile family life she holds most dear.

Set amidst Australia's Black Summer and then the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, this medically-focused drama doesn't ask if people can change. It plumbs the depths of how people react when change is thrust on them and there is no way back to who they used to be.

About this title

About the Author

Bekkah believes in the power of bravery and authenticity to make the world a better place. She invites you on a journey to discover radical empathy through her medically-driven fiction. Bekkah holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wells College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She has been profiled by L.A. Weekly. In addition to her novels, Bekkah has had work appear in The Healing Muse, among other publications.Outside of writing, Bekkah enjoys swimming, sudoku, and memes; she is also an outspoken advocate for mental health. She owns a local media business, iHeart Oswego, and also works in marketing. Bekkah lives in Central New York with her husband, daughter, and their two lovable, untrainable dogs.Discover more of her work at bekkahfrisch.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bombus Books, LLC
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798987742129
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310
• Editor: DeMarco Devin