RowanDrift
A woman who has spent her entire life avoiding risk slowly learns that the biggest risk isn't failing-it's never really living.
At twenty-six, Lena has done everything right.
She earned her master's degree, found a stable job, and moved into her first apartment. On paper, her life is finally beginning. In reality, she feels stuck-adrift in a routine that leaves little room for the person she once imagined becoming.
As a child, Lena was fearless. Raised on windsurfing boards and saltwater, she trusted the wind, her instincts, and herself. But years of comparison, self-doubt, and quiet disappointments have taught her a different lesson: it is safer not to try than to fail.
When an uncomfortable encounter at a company Christmas party forces her to confront how much of her life is guided by fear, Lena finds herself drawn back to the coast she left behind. There, among the winter waves and memories of the girl she used to be, she begins to question the story she has spent years telling herself.
Tender, introspective, and deeply human, Muscle Memory is a novel about anxiety, identity, and the courage it takes to step back into a life you once loved.