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Nostrum
Nostrum is the story of a future utopian world where Anxiety has been Cured after an apocalypse caused by it. Seattle has been rebuilt and, with it, a new society that demands strict routines and the requirement to fit in.
A young woman goes on a shocking journey when she starts experiencing symptoms of the sickness and decides to confide in someone close to her. It’s only then she realizes things may not be as peaceful as they seem.
Perfect for fans of the Divergent, The Hunger Games, 1984, and The Matrix, Nostrum dictates what a world without Anxiety might look like - and allows readers to determine for themselves whether it’s worth eliminating something so core to being human.
A young woman goes on a shocking journey when she starts experiencing symptoms of the sickness and decides to confide in someone close to her. It’s only then she realizes things may not be as peaceful as they seem.
Perfect for fans of the Divergent, The Hunger Games, 1984, and The Matrix, Nostrum dictates what a world without Anxiety might look like - and allows readers to determine for themselves whether it’s worth eliminating something so core to being human.
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Published March 9, 2019
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About the author
Ashley Hoffman
1 book6 followersAshley Hoffman (1993-now) was born in San Diego, CA to parents of an Italian, German, and Russian descent. She grew up in the San Diego area and in 2008, she and her family moved to Arizona where she lived in Payson, Flagstaff, and Phoenix. In 2016, she moved to Seattle to pursue her career in marketing and writing.
She wrote her first novella when she was 13, a fantasy story complete with dragons and magical books, and has published a number of poems and short stories throughout her life. She completed the first draft of her first novel, Nostrum, in 2017 as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and published it in March of 2019. In college, she was diagnosed with a panic disorder. Her novel combines her love for post-apocalyptic fiction with a question she often asks herself: what would the world look like if anxiety no longer existed?
She wrote her first novella when she was 13, a fantasy story complete with dragons and magical books, and has published a number of poems and short stories throughout her life. She completed the first draft of her first novel, Nostrum, in 2017 as part of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and published it in March of 2019. In college, she was diagnosed with a panic disorder. Her novel combines her love for post-apocalyptic fiction with a question she often asks herself: what would the world look like if anxiety no longer existed?
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January 28, 2021
This was good, but too short. I hope there will be a sequel.
May 18, 2020
I loved this story--an expression of the author's exploration of thoughts on how an anxiety-free world could look. It was a relatively quick read for me, and I enjoyed how it had the right amount of intensity and release and the thoughts it's provoked in me.
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