Fruition
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SHE GRIPPED the metallic handles of the merry-go-round firmly as a lone blackbird sprang to life and flew off into the background. With her feet planted squarely to the deck, she leaned backwards as the water streamed down her pale, bluish face. She was still wearing her Sunday dress—a white one which was torn and hung loosely from her petite, girlish frame. Her eyes were red and swollen as if she’d not slept in days, and as she brushed back the tangled strands of wet hair from her face with the back of her wrist, she began to sing her favorite song—one her mother had taught her just three weeks ago. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day, she sang. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. She sang softly. She was oblivious to everything around her, and the rain, in light sheets, came down all around and blanketed her and the playground in a cloud of gray mist; however, she was unflappable as she continued to sing. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day, she continued. Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day. “Be careful,” an old man said as a mischievous grin formed on his face. “Careful not to fall,” he added, walking closer to the child.
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Mason Kane isn’t doing well. He’s troubled. His doctor knows it, as does his criminologist ex-wife. The meds aren’t working; at least, that’s his opinion, but he takes them anyway. The meds keep his secrets hidden, and he wants it to stay that way—it has to stay that way. Mason has no idea that his ex-wife has a secret of her own; he is unaware that he has a daughter.
Josie Kane is a college student at the University of Memphis. She knows about her father, and it troubles her. Generally, most things trouble Josie—which is why she is obsessed with learning more about Mason. Was something wrong with her father? And if so, is that same something wrong with Josie, too? She has to unravel his secrets—it’s the only way to heal her own creeping urge to kill.
Fruition is a dark, gripping thriller about one family’s secrets and how the secrets threaten to destroy. Josie begins unraveling her father’s past—his fundamentalist Christian upbringing, his sexual indiscretions, and his unusual fantasies. In his abnormality, she sees their similarity. This realization will either bring them closer, or destroy both their lives.
About the Author
Adam J. Siders is currently a master’s candidate in literary and cultural studies at the University of Memphis. He received a bachelor’s degree in English from the same school, and he plans to enter the doctoral program in textual analysis there in the fall of 2011. He lives with his wife and three children.