by Charles Theodore Hagberg Wright
First published 2019
A counterfeit coupon passes from hand to hand, spreading destruction through ordinary lives. The false note corrupts a schoolboy, ruins a shopkeeper, and drives a peasant to murder. Each person who touches the forged money faces a choice between conscience and convenience. Some fall deeper into deception and violence. Others find unexpected paths to forgiveness. Tolstoy traces how one small lie multiplies into tragedy, then transforms into grace. The stories explore whether people can break free from cycles of harm they have created. Characters struggle with guilt, seek meaning in suffering, and discover that redemption often comes through the simplest acts of human kindness.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cycles-of-harm, redemption
Period: 19th Century, 20th Century
192 pages · Paperback · Independently published