So Gorgeous It Hurts A Novel

Cinematic! An original, vivid story of sacrifice, redemption and love, and a brilliant portrait of a broken doctor's recovery from the war within. Sharp, modern, unforgettable. Not all wounds are skin deep. Dr. Nicolas Fox, a gifted anesthesiologist, world famous for his work in conflict zones, harbors dark secrets. Cole finds his detached methods for coping begin to unravel with unintended consequences and death when he falls for his mysterious new neighbor. He's torn between embracing their connection or destroying it. As his grim past reveals itself, she can never know his dark life. Can he know hers?Katherine Caron's ambitious, well-written debut is a modern elegy to the broken war doctor, a sharp polemic on beauty and power, and a scorching romance driven by our human urge to connect, and the recursive nature of trauma. On it's surface, So Gorgeous It Hurts paints a formidable portrait of a charismatic war doctor with insomnia and a kink for sedation and white asparagus. Yet alongside the carnal passages and political currents is a rich, page-turning story.