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The sleepy town of Auberdine soon learns a terrible truth: Some people die from trauma and keep on living.A haunting literary masterpiece that recounts a mans mental and physical deterioration as a small town, already divided by class and circumstance, fights to survive the horrors hidden within.Auberdine exists on the outskirts of civilization. Nestled between two mythical mountains, the town was once the center of a gold rush. Then, a great flood washed away half the town and nature began its long reclamation.Centuries have passed since the flood. The outer ring is still a ruin and is simply called The Overgrowth. The foreign and forgotten are forced to live in the brambles, eking out an existence on alcohol and criminal ambition. Only a stones skip away, the Inner Ring is dominated by the old mining families. They hoard their wealth and hide in their homes, practicing the ancient arts of philanthropy and paranoia.The town would have destroyed itself were it not for the Gardner family and their inn. For generations, the inn has served as a sanctuary for the poor and a moral focal point for the privileged.The tenuous peace begins to unravel when Arthur Gardner becomes the innkeeper. First, a young boy goes missing. Plagued by paranoia and prejudice, the rich instantly blame a young immigrant, Galahad, for murdering the child. With an investigation pending, Galahad fears the town will discover he is responsible for his fathers recent death. He flees town, leaving the Inner Ring yearning for revenge.Things go from bad to worse when Arthurs wife, Hanna, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and his best friend, Charles, goes missing in the woods.Both the innkeeper and Auberdine descend into madness as they try to protect what they love. Arthur turns a blind eye to the Inner Rings vigilante justice as he turns his inn into a prison. Soon, the innkeeper is caging his family and a mob is preparing for a lynching.With Arthur deteriorating, it will be up to his wife, his best friend, and a wanted murderer to set things right. Together, Hanna, Charles, and Galahad will each play a part in Auberdines redemption. But the price of peace may prove to be too much for Arthur Gardner.Book specifications:Dimensions: 229 x 152Author: Jacob C. SadlerCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 7Pages: 358Language: EnglishPublisher: Jacob C. SadlerWeight: 431 g
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
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