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Fiddleheads

By Douglas Smith
Fiddleheads by Douglas Smith digital book - Fable

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Twelve-year-old Andy Pembleton's younger brother disappeared two years ago. The loss tore Andy's world apart. His father left. His mother withdrew into guilt, all but ignoring Andy.

 

But Andy is going to change all of that. He has a plan to find his brother—a deeply disturbing one.

 

" …every parent's worst nightmare. This was a gripping tale and goes to show that not only parents suffer when a child goes missing and how it can warp a child." —Bitten By Books

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“If you lost a sibling at the age of ten, would the experience leave you whole? Losing a child, having them simply disappear on vacation is enough to destroy a marriage. How much worse would it be for an older brother? When Andy’s younger brother went missing two years ago, it was the thing that tore his family apart. His father left; his mother withdrew and Andy was left with guilt over an earlier argument. Now Andy has a plan to find his little brother. Will his efforts heal his family and his soul or will it only end taking him further into the dark? Merged review: If you lost a sibling at the age of ten, would the experience leave you whole? Losing a child, having them simply disappear on vacation is enough to destroy a marriage. How much worse would it be for an older brother? When Andy’s younger brother went missing two years ago, it was the thing that tore his family apart. His father left; his mother withdrew and Andy was left with guilt over an earlier argument. Now Andy has a plan to find his little brother. Will his efforts heal his family and his soul or will it only end taking him further into the dark?”

About Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith is an award-winning Canadian author described by Library Journal as "one of Canada's most original writers of speculative fiction." His fiction has been published in twenty-six languages and thirty-two countries. His work includes the urban fantasy novel, The Wolf at the End of the World, and the collections Chimerascope, Impossibilia, and La Danse des Esprits. His non-fiction guide for writers, Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction, is a must read for any short story writer.

Doug is a three-time winner of Canada's Aurora Award, and has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award, CBC's Bookies Award, Canada's juried Sunburst Award, and France's juried Prix Masterton and Prix Bob Morane. A short film based on Doug's story "By Her Hand, She Draws You Down" won several awards at film festivals around the world.

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