Chicago, IL. January 1992.
When Jenny Adler shows up to her first day at a new job, she hopes it can be as simple as it is on paper - a few short months of doing paperwork and answering phone calls before she moves on to the next thing. It was never...
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The Man – Taylor Swift
"I'm so sick of running as fast as I can / Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man"
I Want to Know What Love Is– Foreigner
"Can't stop now, I've traveled so far / To change this lonely life"
Armor– Sara Bareilles
"Only the little boys tell you they're a big man"
Older – Ben Platt
"If I wait 'til my tomorrow comes / Is the waiting all I've ever done?"
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana – Pietro Mascagni
*insert violins here*
Livin' On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
"We've got each other and that's a lot for love / We'll give it a shot"
You Matter to Me– Sara Bareilles
"You matter to me / Simple and plain and not much to ask from somebody"
evermore – Taylor Swift
"I had a feeling so peculiar / That this pain would be for / Evermore"
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S T O R Y
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J E N N Y A D L E R
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R O B E R T C A R U S O
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C E L I E L E N N O X
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N O R A A M B R O S E
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epigraph
"Non avere paura;
il nostro destino non ci può essere tolto;
è un dono."
Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia
"Do not be afraid;
our fate cannot be taken from us;
it is a gift."
Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy
dedication
To all who are brave enough to dream. To those who persevere. To those who don't want to give up even when the world tells them they should.
This book is a bit of a love letter to my interests, to all the things that make me me. To art, to learning, to history, to travel. It's a thank you to the wonderful friends I've made on here who always encourage me to write about the topics I'm passionate about regardless of if they're niche or if other people might think they're boring. I'm so excited to tell this story and continue building this universe that's existed in my head for over a year now.
