The Musician

The Musician

by Douglas Gardham

Publisher
iUniverse
Publication
Aug 03, 2018
Format
EBook
Illustrated
No
Price
$3.99
Dimensions
6 x 9 in
ISBN
9781532046322
ASIN
B07G7WKMC2
Pages
388
Age
Adult 18+
Category
General FictionLiterary FictionThrillers

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Description

It is 1984 when Ethan Jones is finally allowed to leave a mental institution in Ottawa. He has just emerged from a six-month delusion his mind created and is now unable to remember. Now that he is officially back from the living dead, Ethan must accept that his beloved Mila is gone forever, that his psychiatrist cannot reciprocate his love for her, and that sanity has its challenges.

Undecided on what to do or where to go next, Ethan returns with his parents to their home in Toronto. As his family struggles with the return of a son and brother believed lost to internal trauma, Ethan unearths a renewed desire to pursue his love for music. As he embraces a new chapter and starts a band, Ethan thrives on the joy that accompanies doing what he loves. But soon Ethan is challenged to overcome much of what he cannot recall from his time away. As he becomes conflicted between who and what he loves and what he is, his past returns with a vengeance and transforms everything.

The Musician is the much-awaited sequel to The Actor. The Musician continues the compelling tale of a young man's journey as he emerges from a delusion to pursue his love of music and confront unfinished business from his past.

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Author(s)

Douglas Gardham

Douglas Gardham

Douglas Gardham is the author of the novels The Actor and The Musician, as well as the short story collection The Drive In. His debut novel, The Actor, was praised by Canada’s Globe and Mail as “a bizarre, David Lynch-like thriller,” which also called Gardham “the hardest-working novelist you’ve never heard of.”

Released in August 2018, The Musician continues the story begun in his acclaimed first novel, following a gifted performer whose talent hides a dangerous psychological mystery. Between the two novels, Gardham published The Drive In, a collection of twist-filled short stories that showcase his flair for suspense and unexpected turns.

A lifelong fan of music, movies, and books, Gardham lives near Toronto, Canada, with his wife, dog, and cat.

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