02681cam a2200421 i 4500 1018527078 TxAuBib 20231025120000.0 220616|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781990259807 hbk. 1990259804 hbk. (OCoLC)1328008887 TxAuBib rda Todd, Anna, author. The falling / Anna Todd. First Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books edition. Toronto, ON : Wattpad Books, Frayed Pages, 2022. ©0. 345 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Brightest stars ; 1 Twenty-year old Karina is proud of the independent life she is trying to create for herself in Fort Benning, Georgia. A dutiful daughter, supportive sister to a troubled twin brother, and caring friend to her roommate, Elodie, she always puts the needs of others ahead of her own, and prides herself on being a fixer of broken things--whether it's the house she's just bought or the fragmented family she works hard to keep intact. Like anyone who has grown up around an army base, Karina also knows the background noise that follows men and women home from war. And when she meets Kael, a handsome soldier on the cusp of discharge, she's immediately intrigued by his brooding presence and enigmatic silence. As their uncertain and unexpected friendship starts to turn into something more, Karina tries to piece together Kael's story: he is emotionally closed off, recovering from wounds and other trauma in the aftermath of two deployments in Afghanistan. In her practice as a physical therapist, Karina has a strong desire to help him heal, and though it challenges her many insecurities and anxieties, she has an equally strong desire to trust him. But that trust is fragile, like the preciousness of a soldier's life. It can be gone in an instant. Ultimately facing a crossroads, Karina and Kael find their relationship will be tested by the one thing that Karina cannot accept, forgive, or understand. 20231025. Daughters Fiction. Twins Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Friendship Fiction. Roommates Fiction. Families Fiction. Children of military personnel Fiction. Man-woman relationships Fiction. Soldiers Fiction. Fort Benning (Ga.) Fiction. Brightest stars ; 1. T3F