The Revolving Heart

by Chuck Augello

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Pub Date 16 Apr 2020 | Archive Date 30 May 2020

Black Rose Writing

Literary Fiction | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

On a beautiful summer morning at the Jersey Shore, 4-year-old Sarah Carpenter wanders toward the ocean and never returns. The police think she drowned, but her babysitter Amy claims Sarah was abducted. The only other witness, 17-year-old Donnie Marcino, didn’t see a thing. A narcoleptic since birth, he was fast asleep.

Twenty years later Sarah’s disappearance still haunts Donnie, as does his lingering bond with Amy. When she calls from the hospital after a failed suicide attempt, Donnie returns to his hometown, but how can he help Amy, and help himself, without changing the past? In The Revolving Heart, love and redemption collide as the adult Donnie struggles to atone for his youthful mistakes.

On a beautiful summer morning at the Jersey Shore, 4-year-old Sarah Carpenter wanders toward the ocean and never returns. The police think she drowned, but her babysitter Amy claims Sarah was...

A Note From the Publisher

Chuck Augello is the author of The Inexplicable Grey Space We Call Love (Duck Lake Books.) His work has appeared in One Story, Literary Hub, Smokelong Quarterly, and other fine journals. He’s been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He publishes The Daily Vonnegut, a website exploring the life and art of Kurt Vonnegut.

Advance Praise

“Captures the spirt of the Jersey Shore… filled with wry observations and the unexpected smart and funny things people say.” –Marcy Dermansky, author of The Red Car