SuitabookDisability and self-image
Juliet is adjusting to worsening arthritis and avoids some social situations because she fears being singled out as the girl with crutches.
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Jenny Ireland - Author
This is a romance shaped by disability, bereavement and online friendship. Chess lets Juliet and Ronan reveal different parts of themselves, while the wider cast reinforces the idea that appearances can conceal difficult experiences.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a romance shaped by disability, bereavement and online friendship. Chess lets Juliet and Ronan reveal different parts of themselves, while the wider cast reinforces the idea that appearances can conceal difficult experiences.
Juliet is adjusting to worsening arthritis and avoids some social situations because she fears being singled out as the girl with crutches.
The cast includes characters whose lives may appear perfect or desirable while they face their own struggles, including the two protagonists.
Juliet and Ronan connect both in real life and anonymously through an online chess game, forming different ideas about each other.
The book includes worsening arthritis, grief after a close family member’s death, social discomfort around being singled out, and the emotional complications of anonymous online connection.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.