Charles Miller is a man who trusts in tolerances, load-bearing capacities, and the cold, unyielding logic of steel. As a high-end structural engineer in Chicago, he has spent three years perfecting a life of total isolation-an architectural masterclass in emotional numbness following the silent collapse of his marriage. He believes that if he can just calculate the stress points of his days, nothing can ever hurt him again. But a routine survey in the humid, neon-drenched heat of Miami shatters his foundation. A single night of relapsed intimacy with his estranged wife, Sarah, ends not in closure, but in a horrific discovery: a crimson stain on a hotel sheet that Sarah tries desperately to hide. One month later, Charles is summoned back to the coast to face a biological nightmare. Sarah is dying of an aggressive, metastatic choriocarcinoma-a cancer that feeds on pregnancy hormones. And she is pregnant with his child. Thrust into the role of medical proxy, Charles must navigate a grueling "mechanical vigil." To save the daughter he has never met, he must agree to turn the woman he once loved into a biological machine, sustained by ventilators and feeding tubes for sixteen agonizing weeks. The Counting the Pulse is a haunting, atmospheric exploration of the narrow tolerances of human grief. It is a story of absolute sacrifice, tracing a father's journey through a clinical purgatory to construct a future from the wreckage of a love that refused to stay buried.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Charles Miller is a man who trusts in tolerances, load-bearing capacities, and the cold, unyielding logic of steel. As a high-end structural engineer in Chicago, he has spent three years perfecting a life of total isolation-an architectural masterclass in emotional numbness following the silent collapse of his marriage. He believes that if he can just calculate the stress points of his days, nothing can ever hurt him again. But a routine survey in the humid, neon-drenched heat of Miami shatters his foundation. A single night of relapsed intimacy with his estranged wife, Sarah, ends not in closure, but in a horrific discovery: a crimson stain on a hotel sheet that Sarah tries desperately to hide. One month later, Charles is summoned back to the coast to face a biological nightmare. Sarah is dying of an aggressive, metastatic choriocarcinoma-a cancer that feeds on pregnancy hormones. And she is pregnant with his child. Thrust into the role of medical proxy, Charles must navigate a grueling 'mechanical vigil.' To save the daughter he has never met, he must agree to turn the woman he once loved into a biological machine, sustained by ventilators and feeding tubes for sixteen agonizing weeks. The Counting the Pulse is a haunting, atmospheric exploration of the narrow tolerances of human grief. It is a story of absolute sacrifice, tracing a father's journey through a clinical purgatory to construct a future from the wreckage of a love that refused to stay buried. Seller Inventory # 9798235359215
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Charles Miller is a man who trusts in tolerances, load-bearing capacities, and the cold, unyielding logic of steel. As a high-end structural engineer in Chicago, he has spent three years perfecting a life of total isolation-an architectural masterclass in emotional numbness following the silent collapse of his marriage. He believes that if he can just calculate the stress points of his days, nothing can ever hurt him again. But a routine survey in the humid, neon-drenched heat of Miami shatters his foundation. A single night of relapsed intimacy with his estranged wife, Sarah, ends not in closure, but in a horrific discovery: a crimson stain on a hotel sheet that Sarah tries desperately to hide. One month later, Charles is summoned back to the coast to face a biological nightmare. Sarah is dying of an aggressive, metastatic choriocarcinoma-a cancer that feeds on pregnancy hormones. And she is pregnant with his child. Thrust into the role of medical proxy, Charles must navigate a grueling "mechanical vigil." To save the daughter he has never met, he must agree to turn the woman he once loved into a biological machine, sustained by ventilators and feeding tubes for sixteen agonizing weeks. The Counting the Pulse is a haunting, atmospheric exploration of the narrow tolerances of human grief. It is a story of absolute sacrifice, tracing a father's journey through a clinical purgatory to construct a future from the wreckage of a love that refused to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235359215
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Charles Miller is a man who trusts in tolerances, load-bearing capacities, and the cold, unyielding logic of steel. As a high-end structural engineer in Chicago, he has spent three years perfecting a life of total isolation-an architectural masterclass in emotional numbness following the silent collapse of his marriage. He believes that if he can just calculate the stress points of his days, nothing can ever hurt him again. But a routine survey in the humid, neon-drenched heat of Miami shatters his foundation. A single night of relapsed intimacy with his estranged wife, Sarah, ends not in closure, but in a horrific discovery: a crimson stain on a hotel sheet that Sarah tries desperately to hide. One month later, Charles is summoned back to the coast to face a biological nightmare. Sarah is dying of an aggressive, metastatic choriocarcinoma-a cancer that feeds on pregnancy hormones. And she is pregnant with his child. Thrust into the role of medical proxy, Charles must navigate a grueling "mechanical vigil." To save the daughter he has never met, he must agree to turn the woman he once loved into a biological machine, sustained by ventilators and feeding tubes for sixteen agonizing weeks. The Counting the Pulse is a haunting, atmospheric exploration of the narrow tolerances of human grief. It is a story of absolute sacrifice, tracing a father's journey through a clinical purgatory to construct a future from the wreckage of a love that refused to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798235359215
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