After his wife's early death, John Davies leaves retirement to work at The Wheaton, a senior residence. Immersed in a boundary-free community, he encounters residents haunted by regret and the practical realities of aging.

Forced out of emotional isolation, John begins to reassess a life marked by absence and selfishness. The novel traces his slow attempts at connection, memory work and tentative reconciliation with the past.

Published by Stonehouse Publishing (2019), this character-driven contemporary novel explores grief, family ties and the small acts that can reopen a closed life.

• Themes: grief, aging, redemption
• Focus: character study, memory, family relationships
• Format: paperback, 348 pages

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