The Load Bearing Heart

A Novella of Love, Loss, and Restoration

De: Sophia Larson

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Claire Hart arrives at her late father’s house with a legal folder, a tight deadline, and a plan: sell the property, settle the estate, and return to her life in Ottawa before the dust has time to settle.

But the house refuses to cooperate.

There are porch posts softened by rot, gutters pulling loose from the eaves, and a drip beneath the kitchen sink that no amount of tightening can silence. There are also things she never knew about her father — penciled notes in the margins of books, a hidden ticket stub, and quiet repairs he meant to finish “before winter.”

When Tom Mercer, the contractor hired to ready the house for sale, begins restoring what time has weakened, Claire finds herself confronting more than structural flaws. As walls are opened and light shifts through old windows, she begins to question whether some foundations are meant to be dismantled — or restored.

The Load Bearing Heart is a restrained, emotionally precise story about grief, dignity, and the unexpected strength found in choosing yourself.

Perfect for readers who enjoy later-life women’s fiction, quiet romances, and character-driven stories with heart.