My Second Novel
What it is:
An emotional, thematically-layered, vibey work of upmarket literary fiction about the quiet struggles, everyday drama, and small joys of five family members in small-town Michigan.
Imagine if a Sally Rooney novel and a Gilmore Girls episode had a baby and raised it on Great Lakes grit and beauty. Expect wisdom, wit, heartache, and hope.
Meet the Characters
Holly—wife, mother
She’s finally chasing her dream, but it tests her at every turn, leaving her to question how much we shape our world versus how much our world shapes us.
Jason—husband, father
He’s adrift in a life he feels no longer needs him, until a surprise visitor helps him see new purpose—and new perspective on parts of his past that still haunt him.
Nora—daughter, sister
Love ignites this artist’s creativity and blurs the lines between truth and illusion, pushing her to transform pain into art—and herself into something fiercely new.
Casey—son, brother
A hopeful heart in a guarded world, he’s searching for something real—and learning that love, like life, rarely follows a clear blueprint.
Sharon—mother, grandmother
Some unexpected turns bring this matriarch and artist back to long-abandoned what-ifs, and a new question: what now?
