Fragile

By Esther Canelles

Fragile - A novel based on real events

She thought love meant holding on.
Until holding on started to destroy her.

Fragile is an emotionally honest novel based on real events that gives voice to what many women live through in silence: relationships that slowly erode self-worth, fear of being judged, and the struggle to name what hurts.

Estela appears strong on the outside, but inside she is quietly disappearing. Trying to be enough. Trying not to lose. Trying not to be alone. As love turns into control, her voice fades, her sense of self dissolves, and her body begins to express the pain she no longer knows how to explain.

This is not just a story about eating disorders.
It is about how emotional dependency, psychological abuse, and silence can manifest in the body - and how many women learn to endure it quietly.

Fragile speaks with transparency about guilt, fear, distorted self-image, and the loneliness of staying in places that no longer feel safe, simply because leaving feels even more terrifying.

This novel is for women who have ever:

Stayed silent to avoid being judged

Confused love with sacrifice or control

Felt their body react before their mind understood why

Wondered when they stopped recognizing themselves

Honest, intimate, and deeply human, Fragile does not offer easy answers.
It offers recognition.

Because sometimes you don't need to hit rock bottom to be lost.
You only need to stop listening to yourself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G2GN3VNL
• ISBN13: 9798274537247
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"