Synopsis: A horrific war and advances in medical technology make it possible for severely injured soldiers to return to their loved ones. For Rebecca, that means all that returns from the war are her husband's hands: alive, sentient, and with all his memories. She and Bob must learn to deal with the consequences.
I will admit that in the first few paragraphs I was incredulous. Really? His hands are alive and sentient? (And this is in a genre populated by all kinds of implausible ideas.) But medical science has made many advances recently, and injuries that would have been fatal in the 20th century are now being treated.
After I willingly suspended my belief, I was drawn into the story and the problems faced by Rebecca and Bob. Rebecca faces the struggle that many people do: How do you continue to love someone, when they are changed beyond who you knew them as?
Where to read this story: Lightspeed Magazine
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