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Sour Candy

by Kealan Patrick Burke Publisher: CREATESPACE

A fatherhood shaped by an unsettling secret

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A fatherhood shaped by an unsettling secret

Phil Pendleton’s everyday outings with Adam—parks, fairs, museums, and meals by the lake—look like familiar family routines. The description’s central tension lies in the gap between that public picture and Phil’s hidden circumstances: he is a prisoner, and the child was a stranger to him until a grocery-store encounter weeks earlier. The novella sets ordinary scenes of parenting alongside a premise that makes their apparent normality difficult to take at face value. Candy, discipline, and Phil’s declining health are among the details that complicate the father-and-son image. Horror is the book’s stated genre, and the supplied description frames its unease around captivity and an unexpected bond.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in a domestic premise with a concealed captivity element
  • Readers drawn to stories that unsettle familiar images of family life
  • Those looking for a novella-length work of horror

Themes

CaptivityParenthood and familyAppearances and hidden circumstancesUnexpected bonds

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Book overview

At first glance, Phil Pendleton and his son Adam are just an ordinary father and son, no different from any other. They take walks in the park together, visit county fairs, museums, and zoos, and eat overlooking the lake. Some might say the father is a little too accommodating given the lack of discipline when the child loses his temper in public. Some might say he spoils his son by allowing him to set his own bedtimes and eat candy whenever he wants. Some might say that such leniency is starting to take its toll on the father, given how his health has declined.What no one knows is that Phil is a prisoner, and that up until a few weeks ago and a chance encounter at a grocery store, he had never seen the child before in his life.A new novella from the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TURTLE BOY and KIN.
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