What if you were faced with the death of your father, the realization that your son was in trouble with the law? What if you were kept awake for several days chasing clues your father seemed to leave for you? Would you have obtained the "Power" or would you go mad?
John awoke, locked in a psychiatric ward. The past week: he released his father from life support, found his son addicted to heroin, and gained the Power. "Slivers of Reality" is the tale of a common man caught in a world of intrigue, codes, and peril. Visitations from the dead, healing powers and the possibility that he has played the Game several times in different lives; lead John and Kate on a tumultuous ride of treasure hunts, terror and transformation. Now John, through flashbacks, faces another crisis; to be himself or continue His Work. Does the Power exist? Was it transferred as his father took his last breath? Or, did John experience psychological deviation from sleep deprivation? This incredible story will leave the reader on the edge of their seat.
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Slivers of Reality
larger image Author: Cathlene Smith
Slivers of Reality is a story of John Smith’s roller coaster journey through life, beginning with him waking up in a psychiatric ward then fluctuating back to what drove his mind to that place of confusion and mistrust. John had many unanswered questions about how he ended up in this place, but it seemed that his lack of sleep was the culprit. His past had been flustered with memories of a distant relationship with his fanatical father, who he now had to care for, and his oldest son Josh, who at the peek of his troubled life had been sent to his father for ‘direction.’ It seemed that the one good thing in his life was his relationship with Kate, but even she played a part in the ‘game’ that had obsessed his mind. The number 3 was significant, and John was sure the trinity was the answer to what plagued the difference between good and evil.
It takes a minute to get into the storyline’s purpose, but once you do, it grabs hold of the reader’s interest. This is a great vision of the journey through a psychotic mind, but keep an eye out for the unexpected.
Reviewer: GhostWriter
Genre: Thriller
ISBN: 9781607036203
Publish America
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Posted March 16, 2009, 4:13 PM EST: Imagine having your father die after making the decision to release him from life support, finding out your son is addicted to heroin, realizing that you have gained a seemingly supernatural Power and waking up in a psychiatric ward. In Slivers of Reality that's exactly the predicament the main character, John, finds himself in. The first chapter draws in the reader. "I'll tell you anything! Everything! Just don't drug me! Those were my last audible words. I could see from my surroundings, my pleas fell on deaf ears." As I began to read, the whole plot and story seemed as if it might be overwhelming. With each page, I wondered how the author would bring everything together, but she seemed to effortlessly pull me in and keep me turning pages. Ms. Smith manages to build a nice palette of characters a glimpse at a time, using flashbacks, as John keeps remembering his past. As this suspenseful tale unfolded, I found myself wondering if John really belonged in the psychiatric ward. As we are introduced to each new personality in the book, we find that all of them have their own issues they are dealing with. Because each of them interacts with John on a different level, the fear emerges that he will not say and do the right things to be released. John believes that he has been given a Power when his father draws his last breath and that he must play the Game that has been left to him. It would seem that others are in on it, too. John, in his foggy state of mind, must decide if he truly has been blessed with a special Power and if he has, if he should keep it, or is it just his mind playing tricks on him from sleep deprivation. Cathleen Smith has created a thriller sure to please even the most discerning readers in her book, Slivers of Reality. The well developed characters and the nicely woven story, not to mention the imaginative book cover, create a book that I would recommend to others. Reviewed by: Donetta Garman, Allbooks Review www.allbookreviews.com
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