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Fellow Mortals

by Dennis A Mahoney
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Fellow Mortals
Fellow Mortals

Suburban tragedy sparks complex relationship dynamics.

"Fellow Mortals" might surprise you with its intense examination of the aftermath of a single reckless act. Imagine the depth of character development and the nuanced portrayal of community bonds after a calamity, all delivered through Mahoney's clear, straightforward prose. It’s more than a story about guilt and consequence; it's a journey through human connections reshaped by a shared crisis—a read that's as thought-provoking as it is moving.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Fellow Mortals

by Dennis A Mahoney
$8.90
$8.01 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780374154066
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $35.99
Authors: Dennis A Mahoney
Publisher: FSG Originals
Date of Publication: 2013-02-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Drama, Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.73
(rated by 391 readers)

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An affecting story about how relationships are built—and burned—by desperate needs and obligations. When Henry Cooper sets out on his mail route on Arcadia Street one crisp spring morning, he has no idea that his world is about to change. He is simply enjoying the sunshine as he lights up a cigar and tosses the match to the ground, entirely unaware that he has just started a fire that will destroy a neighborhood and kill a young wife. Even though the fire has been put out, it has ignited a lurking menace in an otherwise apparently peaceful suburb. In Fellow Mortals, Dennis Mahoney depicts the fire’s aftermath in the lives of its survivors. There’s Henry’s wife, Ava, devoted to her husband but yearning to recover a simpler time in their marriage. There’s the angry neighbor, Peg, who wants Henry to pay for what he’s done, no matter the cost—which ends up being grave. And then there’s Sam Bailey, the sculptor who lost his wife in the fire and has retreated to the woods to carve mysterious figures out of trees. As Sam struggles to overcome his anger and loss, Henry becomes the focal point of deepening loyalties and resentments, leaving them all vulnerable to hidden dangers and reliant on the bonds that have emerged, unexpectedly, from tragedy. With sparse and handsome prose reminiscent of Raymond Carver and early Stewart O’Nan, Mahoney’s probing first novel charts the fall of a man who has
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Suburban tragedy sparks complex relationship dynamics.

"Fellow Mortals" might surprise you with its intense examination of the aftermath of a single reckless act. Imagine the depth of character development and the nuanced portrayal of community bonds after a calamity, all delivered through Mahoney's clear, straightforward prose. It’s more than a story about guilt and consequence; it's a journey through human connections reshaped by a shared crisis—a read that's as thought-provoking as it is moving.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.