Ever Since

by Ralph Hartman

It's not about getting fixed -- it's knowing you aren't broken.

Tony Fuller has a terrible secret. He's running from what he's done -- a horrible thing he can never undo. Outcast and bullied, diagnosed and treated as a borderline dissociative, Tony's life is utter chaos. But if the ancient Naztec teachings are right, he'll have one more choice, one last chance to get it right...

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First published May 20, 2011

About the author

Ralph writes…
Fiction.

Ralph Hartman is a Canadian writer. Driven by the ordinary all around us, his fiction explores and questions humanity’s implacable resistance to trusting the simplistic, to loving and celebrating ourselves, and believing in the creatures we are.

Tucked safely away behind his desk, with a Golden Retriever curled at his feet and the glow of a computer monitor in his eyes, Ralph is at work on his next book.

Reviews

[Erik Orrantia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Very introspective and interesting themes throughout. I was a little disappointed by the ending...too tragic for a romantic like me, but that doesn't take away from the realism of it all. In reality, as many stories end up sad as they do happy.

I enjoyed the writing and the pacing. I have had complaints with other books about editing and the sheer number of errors. In this one, strangely, the type of error I noticed over and over again (there had to be between 50 and 100) was that either extra words existed (ie, a sentence had been rewritten and some words not deleted) or words were simply missing. The spelling and punctuation was great...that's why I found the number of this type of error astounding.

Overall, a great read!

[K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got a free copy of this book on Amazon in the summer through Etopia Press, and I'm so glad I did. This isn't usually my type of book -- dark and tragic -- but it was well written for the heavy content. Interesting themes and fully realized characters.