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Lorelei
1) Trent’s girlfriend died almost two years ago. He dreams of her every night, and it’s always the same pattern. The pleasant memories slide into nightmares where he’s taunted and blamed by a seductive spirit, whispering promises of eternal life together. The only relief he can find comes from drinking and self-medication.
The voices and hallucinations reach into his waking hours, and Trent starts to lose his grip on the distinction between his own thoughts and those of his dreams. And the voices suggest that his salvation could lie in his own hands. If he’d just take one more life. One more..?
The voices and hallucinations reach into his waking hours, and Trent starts to lose his grip on the distinction between his own thoughts and those of his dreams. And the voices suggest that his salvation could lie in his own hands. If he’d just take one more life. One more..?
300 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2023
About the author
Kit Derrick
9 books10 followersKit Derrick is an author and Renaissance wannabe, creator of the novel Man in the Bath and of too many short stories and poems to count. His new book, The Raven Sound, will be available on Amazon soon.
Based in North-West England, he’s worked variously in bookshops, libraries, for the NHS and the police, at a speedway track and as an academic administrator, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. He’s clearly very experienced at having jobs, and this has provided him with a lot of insight on the different perspectives in the World.
When he’s not writing, or doing another job, you can often find him by a river or the sea, dreaming of being a fish. His eclectic tastes include heavy metal, Pre-Raphaelite art, Football manager games, rhubarb, science fiction, and local history.
Based in North-West England, he’s worked variously in bookshops, libraries, for the NHS and the police, at a speedway track and as an academic administrator, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. He’s clearly very experienced at having jobs, and this has provided him with a lot of insight on the different perspectives in the World.
When he’s not writing, or doing another job, you can often find him by a river or the sea, dreaming of being a fish. His eclectic tastes include heavy metal, Pre-Raphaelite art, Football manager games, rhubarb, science fiction, and local history.
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September 10, 2023
Lorelei is not quite like anything I’ve read before, it’s one of those books that keeps flicking through your mind after you’ve put it down. Theres a lot to digest, and I doubted myself at times - was what I read correct, or was Trent’s mind playing tricks on me? Either way, it’s a total page turner.
The book begins with us meeting Trent, who is working on the launch of a band, the next big thing to come out of Liverpool, which is fronted by his best friend from school, Jay. But friendships change over time, we all know that, and Trent seems more comfortable with Jay’s girlfriend, Suzanne.
Sometimes though, Suzanne reminds him of the girlfriend he lost after a tragic accident, Natalie. Trent’s mental health starts to decline, spiralling downwards to form the pages of this book which will leave you guessing and gasping at multiple points.
An excellent story, well written and orchestrated, which will leave you wondering about that thin veil between reality and fantasy.
The book begins with us meeting Trent, who is working on the launch of a band, the next big thing to come out of Liverpool, which is fronted by his best friend from school, Jay. But friendships change over time, we all know that, and Trent seems more comfortable with Jay’s girlfriend, Suzanne.
Sometimes though, Suzanne reminds him of the girlfriend he lost after a tragic accident, Natalie. Trent’s mental health starts to decline, spiralling downwards to form the pages of this book which will leave you guessing and gasping at multiple points.
An excellent story, well written and orchestrated, which will leave you wondering about that thin veil between reality and fantasy.
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