Fiction

I am an Island

Name: I am an Island
Rating: 3.8 (25 reviews)
Author: Jonathan Culver

Jonathan Culver January 1, 2011

3.8 25 Ratings

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Jonathan Culver returns to the literary world two years after his first novel to tell the story of an elderly rich agorophobe, locked away in the solitude of his own mansion for over twenty years, as he tries to cope with his past and face his present. The dark, somber tale is told through a variety of creative, experimental writing techniques as Culver continues to push the envelope and challenging preconceptions about what a novel can be.

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