Hi everyone 👋 I’m K. Aurum, and I’d love to introduce my debut novella, TEMPERAMENT, releasing on Amazon August 28. A violinist. A stroke. An implant that plays better than he ever could. Jon Finn just played the performance of his life when a devastating car accident leaves him debilitated. A brain implant gives everything back. His speech, his playing, cleaner than he ever managed on his own. But the more the device fills in, the less sure he is that what he plays, and says, and feels is still his. It’s a quiet, character-driven story about identity, recovery, and how much of ourselves we’d trade to get back the person we used to be. About a 3 to 3.5 hour read. Early readers have called it “a thoughtful and moving debut” that “quietly stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.” Before it goes live, I’d love to put it in a few more hands. If you’d like a free advance copy (ePub or PDF), comment below or message me and I’ll send it over. If it stays with you, an honest review on Goodreads (anytime) or Amazon (on or after Aug 28) would mean the world, but it’s truly not required. When you post, please add a quick line that says “I received an advance copy,” which keeps everything above board. Feedback of any kind, glowing or critical, is always welcome. Thanks for reading, and for supporting indie authors. 🎻 (Content note: stroke and recovery, medical detail, aphasia, grief, and questions of identity, handled quietly, not graphically.)
A violinist. A stroke. An implant that plays better than he ever could.
Jon Finn just played the performance of his life when a devastating car accident leaves him debilitated. A brain implant gives everything back. His speech, his playing, cleaner than he ever managed on his own. But the more the device fills in, the less sure he is that what he plays, and says, and feels is still his. It’s a quiet, character-driven story about identity, recovery, and how much of ourselves we’d trade to get back the person we used to be. About a 3 to 3.5 hour read.
Early readers have called it “a thoughtful and moving debut” that “quietly stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page.”
Before it goes live, I’d love to put it in a few more hands. If you’d like a free advance copy (ePub or PDF), comment below or message me and I’ll send it over. If it stays with you, an honest review on Goodreads (anytime) or Amazon (on or after Aug 28) would mean the world, but it’s truly not required. When you post, please add a quick line that says “I received an advance copy,” which keeps everything above board. Feedback of any kind, glowing or critical, is always welcome.
Thanks for reading, and for supporting indie authors. 🎻
(Content note: stroke and recovery, medical detail, aphasia, grief, and questions of identity, handled quietly, not graphically.)
K. Aurum
Temperament: A novella