THE WEIGHT OF FOREVER: A Novel

The Weight of Forever is a poignant novel about immortality, motherhood, love, and the impossible cost of living forever.For forty years, Nell has carried a secret: after falling through the ice on a frozen lake, her body stopped aging. While the world around her changed, Nell remained trapped at twenty-nine, watching everyone she loved grow old and disappear.To protect her young daughter, Katherine, from becoming the subject of scientific curiosity, Nell made the heartbreaking decision to leave her behind. Katherine grew up believing her mother died young.Decades later, Katherine is diagnosed with lung cancer-and Nell is forced to confront the daughter she abandoned.As Nell finally reveals the truth, she must face Katherine's anger, grief, and questions while learning that forgiveness cannot erase the past. Along the way, an unexpected relationship with Sam and his daughter Wren teaches Nell something she has forgotten: a life is not measured by how long it lasts, but by the people we choose to stay for.