“Washington’s first novel is a brilliant portrait of human behavior, specifically how the mind evolves and devolves through time. Suzanne Redfearn, #1 Amazon bestselling author of In an Instant Inspirational and beautifully written, this is a story I will not soon forget.

Washington writes with great humanity, and I found myself rooting for his deftly crafted characters, who show just what it means to love and to long and to pick yourself up from the wreckage of a failed life to stagger on to something more. This fascinating story had me spellbound from the start. “The Intangible is about a rare condition known as phantom pregnancy. Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of We Are All the Same in the Dark and Black-Eyed Susans Well grounded in research and full of twists, The Intangible is like the beautiful math equation it works to solve-complex, fascinating, with the answers to life’s impossible mysteries within reach.

Washington creates highly intriguing portraits of two grieving women: one dealing with a psychological condition that tricks her body into thinking she’s pregnant and the other hoping her brilliant math can find the string in the universe that will allow her to talk to the dead. In this excellent and emotional debut, C. What they find there could change them forever. Marissa’s unique and, some may think, macabre work is her salvation, but it’s pulling her further and further away from Patrick.Īs the two couples confront the fraught intersection of science, death, and human emotion, they venture into the darkest corners of each other’s lives. But as he spirals ever deeper into Amanda’s illness, his own homelife crumbles as his wife, Marissa, struggles to cope with her own loss. Patrick understands the strange twists and turns of the human mind better than anyone. Betrayed by her mind and body and her marriage strained, Amanda turns to neuroscientist Patrick Davis for answers. Her diagnosis is a rare, mysterious condition called pseudocyesis. Even though her doctors tell her otherwise, Amanda believes she’s still pregnant. The early weeks of her first pregnancy are a mixture of joy, anticipation, and uncertainty as she and her husband prepare for the journey ahead. Washington’s riveting debut novel dives into the raw emotions of a grieving mother whose quest to heal from a mysterious condition threatens to unravel the lives of those around her.Īmanda Jackson has always longed to be a mother.

The Intangible by C.J. Washington