A review by zlibrarian
So Lucky by Nicola Griffith

4.0

Nicola Griffith’s short, tense novel is a spellbinding journey into the thin place between deep personal fears and physical reality. What do you do when home is no longer a safe place? Griffith’s protagonist is a martial artist and nonprofit leader, accustomed to feeling at home in her body and comfortable house. Then symptoms of multiple sclerosis, ensuing job loss, and the fraying threads of her fading relationship begin to deconstruct her life. No quitter, she bonds with other people with disabilities online – but fear and offline violence soon threaten this community, and perhaps even herself. While this is no "disability awareness" fable, "So Lucky" honestly presents both the power and vulnerability that people with disabilities experience. Readers may catch themselves looking over their own shoulders.