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The Prodigal Pro Tem

By Bartlett, Frederick Orin

The Prodigal Pro Tem

By Bartlett, Frederick Orin

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The prodigal pro tem explores emotional responsibility, chosen identity, and the tension between truth and compassion. The story moves through acts of self-invention shaped not by deceit but by empathy, as a man steps into another's life to protect a family's fragile hope. In doing so, the narrative raises questions about the ethics of substitution and the emotional cost of temporary comfort. The characters navigate delicate moments where sincerity and pretense become difficult to distinguish, revealing how intention can sometimes matter more than fact. The act of impersonation is not framed as a trick but as a gesture of sacrifice, offering a commentary on the power of human connection to bridge absence. The landscape around them mirrors the inner disquiet quiet fields and shadowed rooms hold a charged stillness where memory, grief, and love converge. The novel unfolds with sensitivity toward the unspoken weight of familial longing, offering a meditation on how presence, even borrowed, can momentarily restore what time and circumstance have scattered.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
180
Release Date:
2025-08-01
Publication Date:
2025-08-01
Publisher:
Double 9 Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9373406027
ISBN13:
9789373406022
Weight:
235 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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