De romans van Nathaniel Sewell duiken in diepgaande en uitdagende thema's, waarbij de blijvende impact van trauma en maatschappelijke kwesties worden onderzocht. Door zijn werk onderzoekt hij de ingewikkelde verbanden tussen persoonlijke ervaringen en hun epigenetische gevolgen, waarbij hij zich vaak richt op de nasleep van misbruik en de link met problemen op het gebied van geestelijke gezondheid. Sewell creëert verhalen die zowel tot nadenken stemmen als satirisch zijn, en biedt scherpe kritiek op het hedendaagse leven en de menselijke conditie. Zijn onderscheidende literaire stem komt voort uit zijn moedige aanpak van gevoelige onderwerpen en zijn vermogen om complexe ideeën te verweven in meeslepende verhalen.
Rob, a recent divorcee in his fifties, grapples with his past decisions after relocating from Houston to St. Petersburg, Florida. As he reflects on his life while listening to a mockingbird in a banyan tree, he confronts the choices that have led him to this point, pondering the possibility of a different path. The story explores themes of regret, self-discovery, and the search for meaning in the twilight years of life.
Artemis Lamb lives a complicated life. Spirit-seeing clairvoyant, medical malpractice investigator, and trained assassin, she has grown accustomed to walking the thin line between the everyday and the otherworldly. There's not much that can shock her anymore. But that doesn't mean she's not a little surprised when her employer, Caduceus Re, sends her to investigate a medical malpractice case at a mysterious hospital out in Selene, Kentucky. The plaintiff lawyer, Jerome Jenkins, has been gibbering something about human experimentation, opioid-riddled bodies kept alive, and lab-grown mycelia--and the hospital director, one Dr. Demetrius, is being anything but forthcoming. But Artemis soon finds the case goes far deeper than one mystery-shrouded surgeon. In the eerily silent Most High Cemetery, she meets Satan itself. Under its control is the tortured soul of her lost lover, Benjamin, and his orphaned child, who yet lives...for as long as Satan allows it. Amanita is the dark, philosophical tale of one woman's journey into a world divided by love and hate, life and death, humanity and obscenity. As thrilling as it is moving, it's a must for fans of supernatural fiction and intelligent drama alike.
Returning to Kentucky after decades, Bobby confronts the emotional aftermath of his mother's death, a surprising catalyst for reflection. As he journeys back to the blue mountains, he grapples with buried memories and the complexities of familial ties. The story explores themes of loss, nostalgia, and the unexpected impact of grief, as Bobby navigates the landscape of his past amidst the dogwoods.