Narrative theme: Interior life Books

The rebellious teacher, Franz Faber, tells of his colleague over three nights the story of how his struggle with life, love, and faith."For like the tree imposes its way on the seeds which it releases; like the wave dies off into the next to repeat...

In this 5th novel of the continuing Forensic Criminal Series, Paul M. Valliant delves into the future where mind-altering technology is used to eliminate criminal behaviour. Nano-wiring was introduced in Valliant's previous novels as a technique to save...

Marc Diodato is living in New Jersey as a wealthy real estate developer when a devastating health diagnosis alters the course of his life. In an effort to escape his new reality, he leaves everything behind and flees to Rome, which unwittingly sets him...

National Book Award Finalist The breakout novel from a writer of extraordinary talent: In the wake of a devastating terrorist attack, one man struggles to make sense of his world, even as the world tries to make use of himBrian Remy has no idea how he...

In the 1990s, as the Internet boomed and investments soared to unthinkable heights, many people were left with their feet planted firmly on the ground, looking enviously up at the more fortunate winners in life's game of roulette. This is the era in...

This is the story of Seth, registered nurse, and his fight for an accurate mental health diagnosis. Read through Seth's life and determine for yourself what the cause of Seth's post-traumatic stress disorder is.

Torment is a terrible thing; it festers and consumes and is nurtured by each ugly experience. The teacher is a product of his past-left embittered by events best forgotten. He is a loner, avoiding any social contact that might inflict pain or distress...

Pinder's The Indulgence resonates with our times. It is a courtroom drama about what happens when love turns to hate and everyone turns to the law. The endorsements say it all:  "The Indulgence is a gripping, powerful read. The...

From the award-winning author of Little Pretty Things comes this gripping, unforgettable tale of a mother's desperate search for a lost boy.Anna Winger can know people better than they know themselves with only a glance--at their handwriting. Hired out...

A surreal fairytale about a character who loses their pet whale and goes on a series of adventures looking for it. The story is based on dreams the author had and recorded, made sketches of, and then made into a dreamlike narrative. Each page is...

Wilbur Mcduff is a young man who doesn't have a lot of positives in his life. He's a social misfit with parents that are emotionally detached from him. He spends his evenings sitting alone in the the dark or drinking beer with the few friends he has. His...

When 45-year-old Detective Linda Kane is called to investigate the disappearance of a local teenager, Cassie Caldwell, she is instantly triggered-thrust back to her best friend's disappearance 30 years ago. The new case rattles Royal Oaks, a quaint...

Cracked Surface is the sequel to Surface Tension and continues exploring my personal struggle with the desire to lead a "normal" life through the eyes of David Mathew. In Surface Tension, David is sixteen years old, represents the USA, and wins the gold...

The Shadows Share is a collection of short stories addressing what happens when we suppress and hide the dark sides of our psyche/being.  Each story deals with the shadow side of people and how it compels them to act and think in ways contrary to...

“Germany possesses in Hermann Stehr an artist of profound clarity. That which is in motion in his works, and that which stands still, seems eternal. His people are creatures who have nothing finished in themselves, but still seem to exist at the...

With the lady of the great house gone, Nathan thought the horror was, over...Not sure what to think, Ellie was not quite ready to... come in from the cold? Position of the lady of the great house vacant, maybe... it... was her turn?Luke, Josh and Isaac...

As Bibi-Gul takes a pill to get to sleep, she thinks about how little her family knows about her. But the pill does not work, and she finds herself stuck in a strange place. When she sees she cannot escape, she strives to find out where she is, and how...

From the acclaimed author of The Evening Spider and The Broken Teaglass comes this psychological thriller about the murder of a psychologist in a quiet New England town and his former patient whose unreliable thread will keep readers guessing until the...

Everything is to be found in these pages, from the biography of a house, through a dark love story told by tarot cards in a cafe, to an interview of an ancient Egyptian embalmer by a modern journalist. From the humour of A Disgrace of Angels to...

At 17 Anahita leaves her war-torn country to take refuge in Canada, where she can feel, taste, touch, and smell freedom with every fibre of her being. Throughout many years of working hard trying to achieve her dream of becoming a prominent physicist,...