Good Things Fall Apart
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Victor Salazar, ex-family fixer, has just become the nucleus of a family ripping apart at the seams. Victor struggles to navigate precarious friendships, complex budding feelings, and divine disapproval that haunts him with every step. What happens when he learns the good things--the best things--are destined to fall apart? And is there a way to defy fate, stitch back together the jagged pieces of his life, and learn to love the new self unfolding from his back like fractured wings?
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