FRAMED IN LIGHT
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"Framed in Light"
She photographs the world to stay invisible. She dominates it to be seen.
Zainab "Zee" Lawal is a Nigerian photographer hiding behind her lens and the shadows of her past. In Montreal, she lives quietly, speaks softly, and trusts no one - especially not someone like Elena Rousseau.
Elena is the golden girl of Canadian basketball: fierce, famous, and raised by two dads who taught her to never apologize for who she is. When a branding deal brings her to Zee's studio, sparks fly - the kind that make silence louder, the kind that leave fingerprints.
But when the world begins to notice what they're trying so hard to deny, both women must decide: hide behind the frame, or finally step into the light.
A slowburn sapphic love story about art, legacy, fear, and falling in love with someone who sees the parts of you you've tried to forget.
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