Loss

by Stephen Faulds

Gedhan Seenarain has lost his wife and daughter in a murder suicide. Through grief and denial, pleasure and pain he explores fleeting and sometimes dysfunctional relationships in an attempt to determine if his life is worth living.
Written in a continuous mix of first and third person narrative, set in Australia and India, Loss explores the mind of a man whose life has been defined by the suicide of his wife. In his grief he is drawn to suicide as a remedy for his existential pain. He seeks solace in the Hindu beliefs of his parents. He travels to India to find his family roots and instead finds a relationship that bridges the gap between the two cultures of his upbringing. It is a relationship that offers further challenges to his identity.

134 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 2, 2017

About the author

Stephen Faulds is an English teacher with many years experience teaching both English and Drama. He has self-published fourteen novels and one non-fiction title as ebooks. He has written many short scripts, which have been performed by students at both primary and secondary level. His play 'Seatown' was performed at The Blue Room theatre in 2007 and has been published by The Australian Script Centre. He has a web site featuring his writing, photography and artwork, which is archived at the State Library of WA.