First published 2021
As the sun rises over his quiet seaside town, a renowned author faces his own mortality. Haunted by regret and a lifetime of secrets, Graham must confront the ghosts of his past before time runs out. In these final, feverish hours, he revisits the triumphs and failures that have defined his legacy, grappling with the weight of his literary genius and the personal demons that have always kept him at a distance. Mornings in the Dark is a poignant meditation on the creative process, the human condition, and the bittersweet grace of an extraordinary life nearing its end.
Genres: 20th-century, contemporary, adult-fiction, biographical-fiction
Vibes: dark, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Seaside Town
Period: 20th Century
Paperback · Carcanet Press; Carcanet Classics