Sonder

Told through three first-person perspectives, Sonder is a coming-of-age novel that follows a group of teenagers navigating love, loyalty, and loss while growing up largely unseen. Set in a contemporary world shaped by pressure, family dynamics, and identity, their lives unfold through quiet moments and breaking points where what is felt often goes unspoken.As friendships deepen and fractures begin to form, moments of tenderness give way to unspoken trauma. Each of them is forced to confront what it means to be seen and what it costs to remain invisible. In a story grounded in friendship, resilience, and emotional growth, they begin to understand that survival is not always loud, and strength is not always visible.This work of literary fiction explores themes of trauma, grief, mental health, and self-discovery. Through multiple perspectives, the novel captures the complexity of adolescence, the weight of responsibility, and the search for identity in a world that demands more than they are ready to give.As innocence slips away, they reckon with guilt, loss, and the quiet realization that everyone around them is fighting a private battle. What they choose to do with that understanding will shape who they become.

Pages: 172, Paperback, Independently published