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Three Rooms Press
March 2014
On Sale: March 18, 2014
Featuring: Tom Chillo
214 pages ISBN: 098840088X EAN: 9780988400887 Kindle: B00ILZ8RRE Paperback / e-Book
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Romance Contemporary
The Writers Afterlife is the story of Tom Chillo, a 44-year-old writer on the verge of fame, who suddenly dies of a stroke and finds himself transported to a place where all writers are sent after they die. After mingling with βThe Eternalsβ β including Shakespeare, Wilde, Keats, and Tolstoy β he discovers that his true peers in this new world are all haunted by the same regret: they never achieved the fame they felt they deserved during their lifetime. Thereβs still a chance, though. Every writer has the opportunity to return to earth for exactly one week and convince someone to set the wheels in motion to give their lifeβs work widespread notoriety. The trick is to come up with the perfect plan the first time. Failure is not an option. The Writers Afterlife is brimming with warm humor, New York street sensibility, and an underlying commentary about the drive for fame in contemporary culture. With a deft hand, Vetere explores the deceptions that people employ to achieve at all costs. A string of eccentric New York characters fly off the page and make for a striking, memorable book that is a delight to read.
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