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Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka

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Also by Aimee Pokwatka:

Accumulation, May 2026
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The Parliament, January 2024
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Self-Portrait with Nothing, September 2023
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Self-Portrait with Nothing, October 2022
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SELF-PORTRAIT WITH NOTHING
By: Aimee Pokwatka

Tordotcom
October 2022
On Sale: October 18, 2022
Featuring: Pepper
304 pages
ISBN: 1250820847
EAN: 9781250820846
Kindle: B09NK1RCCG
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Trade Paperback (September 2023)

Science Fiction

Abandoned as an infant on the local veterinarian’s front porch, Pepper Rafferty was raised by two loving mothers, and now at thirty-six is married to the stable, supportive Ike. She’s never told anyone that at fifteen she discovered the identity of her biological mother.

That’s because her birth mother is Ula Frost, a reclusive painter famous for the outrageous claims that her portraits summon their subjects’ doppelgangers from parallel universes.

Researching the rumors, Pepper couldn’t help but wonder:
~ Was there a parallel universe in which she was more confident, more accomplished, better able to accept love?
~ A universe in which Ula decided she was worth keeping?
~ A universe in which Ula’s rejection didn’t still hurt too much to share?

Sometimes living our best life means embracing the imperfect one we already have…