The characters in Geoffrey Gray's novel face moments where they must choose between accepting blame and passing it to others. Gray constructs scenarios where ordinary people encounter situations that test their willingness to stand behind their decisions. The central tension emerges from the gap between what characters know they should do and what they actually do when consequences arrive. Each character grapples with the weight of their actions while searching for ways to avoid accountability. The story examines how people rationalize their choices and the relationships that suffer when responsibility gets shifted elsewhere. At its core, this is a story about the human tendency to flee from the discomfort of owning our mistakes.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: moral-ambiguity, unreliable-narrator
Paperback · Australian Scholarly Publishing
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, emotional-abuse