by Lisa Tuttle
First published 1976
Sarah stands at the crossing point between familiar territory and unknown lands. The border stretches before her, marked not by fences or guards but by something far more significant. She carries everything that matters to her in a single bag, yet knows she cannot take the most important things across. The people she loves wait on one side. The life she needs waits on the other. Each step forward means leaving something behind forever. The crossing demands more than physical movement. It requires her to choose which version of herself will survive the journey. Sarah discovers that borders exist not just between countries but between the person she was and the person she must become. The choice tears at her in ways she never expected.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Border
384 pages · Paperback · Trafalgar Square