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As a child, she learned to survive by leaving herself behind. When the world became unbearable, another presence stepped forward, calm, precise, and willing to carry what she could not. They called it survival. She called it Eva. Later, Shadow. Years after the fire that both destroyed and revealed everything, she is still living in pieces: one self for the world, one for the war. Until a quiet man on a train, an unfinished apartment, and the unexpected arrival of a daughter force a different kind of courage. NOT THE COURAGE TO RUN. THE COURAGE TO STAY. A raw, lyrical novel about dissociation, the cost of endurance, and the fierce, imperfect work of becoming whole enough to love, and to be loved in return. Comparable works include Manchester by the Sea, Normal People, Pieces of a Woman and The Lost Daughter.