Deprivation

Roy Freirich (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

295 Seiten

2024 | Second edition
Meerkat Press (Verlag)
978-1-946154-89-7 (ISBN)

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On a razor’s edge between speculation and reality, Freirich’s psychological horror Deprivation tracks the spread of the next epidemic — insomnia. Over a week, as sleeplessness engulfs a New England summer resort island, the hapless Chief of Police struggles to keep order, a blurry doctor searches for the cause and the cure, and a teenage girl competes with her friends in an online game: who can stay awake the longest? Impaired judgment spirals into delusions, the island is cut-off, and hysteria descends into mob rule and murder. For some, suicide is the only way to close their eyes. The new novella features cellist Sarah, caring for her comatose, former symphony conductor husband, Jeremiah. As sleeplessness spreads, Sarah is not immune —nor Jeremiah, who awakens, weak, hoarse, but grateful. Suspecting he will relapse into coma if and when the strange epidemic of insomnia ends, they slowly make their way through the chaos of Carratuck to the far cove where he proposed to her, to dance in the shallows and make love a last time before sleep can find them again.

Residing in Malibu, California, Roy Freirich leads multiple lives as awriter— of novels, movies, and lyrics. He adapted his debut novel, Winged Creatures, for the film starring Forest Whitaker, Dakota Fanning, Kate Beckinsale, and Guy Pearce. He’s written songs for stars such as Smokey Robinson and Aretha Franklin, and screenplays for Fox, Dreamworks, Warners, and Sony.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Atlanta
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 228 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Horror
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
ISBN-10	1-946154-89-X / 194615489X
ISBN-13	978-1-946154-89-7 / 9781946154897
Zustand	Neuware