Andrej Varga is a consultant who spends his life in transit. He is a temporary guest in airports, hotels, and cities that blur into one another. Somewhere along the way, movement stopped being a means to an end and became a form of stasis.

During a transfer in Frankfurt, Andrej encounters a flight attendant who seems to know him too well. Through a series of unsettling conversations, she begins to reveal alternative versions of his life: paths taken, paths abandoned, futures that almost were.

As Andrej moves through European capitals, American airports, and small islands in the Pacific, the novel unfolds through encounters with people who once mattered — and still do. Alongside his own journey, he becomes an uneasy witness to the life of a young woman whose story intersects with his in unexpected and disquieting ways.

Existential Thread is a meditation on chance and consequence, on grief, memory, and the quiet violence of choice. It is a novel about movement and suspension, and the fragile threads that hold a self together between places. 

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Content note: This novel contains depictions of parental trauma and grief, substance abuse, mental health distress, self-harm, suicidal ideation, death, and sexually explicit content.

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For readers familiar with my debut, Seven Loves, this novel continues a similar exploration of memory, connection, and the unseen threads between lives. It can also be read entirely on its own.

Existential Thread is a quiet, reflective novel that unfolds gradually, shaped by a range of literary influences that favor atmosphere, introspection, and slow revelation.

Gratefully,
Sandor