In You Can’t Go Home Again, Jeanette Bears explores a second-chance romance between Julia Martin, a physical therapist and gym owner who has built a comfortable if unadventurous life in her Midwest hometown, and Raegan Holcolm, who chose military service over their relationship years earlier. When a career-ending injury forces Rae back home, they’re confronting not only physical rehabilitation but the emotional wreckage of a life path that has collapsed. Julia’s steady existence—complete with girlfriend and dog—is upended by Rae’s return and the unresolved feelings that come with it. Bears uses the physical therapy framework as both literal plot mechanism and metaphor for emotional healing, as both women must work through old wounds and the question of whether the choices they made years ago can be undone. The novel examines themes of military identity, small-town stagnation versus stability, and whether ‘home’ is a geographic location or the person you’ve never stopped loving.
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| ISBN: 9781636796444 |
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| Genre: Romance |
| Subject(s): Contemporary; LGBTQ+ Romance; Romance |
| Publication Date: 2024-08-13 |
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| Publisher: Bold Strokes Books |
| Language: English |
| Format: Paperback |
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| Book_ID: 105266 |