The Guilty: A Man is Stabbed to Death and a Community Examines its Conscience

This book revolves round a fatal stabbing but is not about the three dagger thrusts that killed a man. It is a whodunnit of another kind–a social and psychological sleuthing that may well take our readers to the confessional. An introspective reading into the makings of personal and collective guilt, The Guilty is a metaphor concerning our voluntary mutism in the face of injustice, our silence as an unspoken lie.

Paperback: $14.95 | Kindle: $9.99

TESTIMONIALS

“A page-turner for our souls!” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ivan Arthur is the author of eight previous books:

1. The Fourteen Stations (Official book on Pope John Paul’s visit to India)
2. Pavement Prayers. Theological fiction. A prequel to Saynt Lachmi
3. A Village Dies. A novel about social change
4. Once More Upon a Time. Biography
5. Jossie. A biography
6. Brands Under Fire
7. The Chef Executive Officer
8. Saynt Lachmi. Theological fiction. A sequel to Pavement Prayers.

Arthur was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Communication Arts Guild, Mumbai, and is a three-times recipient of the WPP Atticus Award for original writing. He lives in Goa, India, with Ingrid, his wife.

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Things Beloved: Two Short Novels

by Glenn Morrow

TESTIMONIALS

“I was happily blown away by the tight, smart prose, especially in the second of the two novellas, which is about a boy who finds a sailboat half buried in the sand and restores it. I found the story spare and intensely moving. This book is like a secret treasure—a real find.” – Christina Lynch, author of The Italian Party and Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure

“These stories are imbued with justice and in the end, comfort. I laughed and sighed and recognized myself. Morrow writes with grace and clarity. In his assured, unfolding stories, I was carried in his wisdom. He respects and loves his characters. I can’t wait to see whatever else Morrow turns his pen to.” – Cynthia Linkas, author of Vows and Tumbled Time

“What do an obsolete observatory and a rudderless sailboat have in common? Or a handful of middle-aged university alumni with an eager twelve-year-old boy? Both of the objects face demolition; both are beloved. The former undergraduates remain awed by their old discoveries under the observatory dome; young Anthony, his heart racing, is spellbound by the wonders of his boat. Consummate story-teller Glenn Morrow roots his characters in compassion and spikes his words with grace and wit. This is a book for those of us who hunger for stories that celebrate our innate generosity and goodness, while we greedily turn the pages. Two stories, one slim book for everyone’s bedside table.” – Sally Ryder Brady, author of A Box of Darkness: The Story of a Marriage

“If you want tales that intrigue, surprise, amuse, and move you, look no further than Things Beloved. Morrow’s work brings you close to real people in extraordinary situations facing challenging moral choices. He writes with engaging skill and resonant empathy.” – R.C. Binstock, author of What You Can’t Give Me and Tree of Heaven

“The heart and the intellect dance an intimate tango of wit and wisdom in Glenn Morrow’s stories that allow us the hope of personal and communal justice and redemption in the ordinary and extraordinary circumstances of life.” – Kiki Latimer, author of Seeing God’s Face and co-author of Philosophy Begins in Wonder

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Crafting prose has always been Glenn Morrow’s delight and his occupation. He has worked as a teacher, advocacy journalist, editor of Storytelling Magazine, and software technical writer. He learned from his Ukrainian grandmother long ago that life is too precious to be taken entirely seriously. This is his second work of imaginative fiction. He believes that good fiction is a gift that offers hope and clarity. All characters and situations in this book are entirely the product of his imagination. He resides in coastal Rhode Island with his wife Deborah – when they are not on vacation.

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