Hello, Friday fiction friends! Today, I’m sharing another James L. Rubart novel, speculative fiction at its finest. The Man He Never Was is a twist on the classic Jekyll and Hyde story from years gone by.
Here’s the blurb:
What if you woke up one morning and the darkest parts of yourself were gone?
Torren Daniels vanished eight months back, and his wife and kids have moved on—with more than a little relief. Toren was a good man but carried a raging temper that often exploded without warning. So when he shows up on their doorstep out of the blue, they’re shocked to see him alive. But more shocked to see he’s changed. Radically.
His anger is gone. He’s oddly patient. Kind. Fun. The man he always wanted to be. Toren has no clue where he’s been but he knows he’s been utterly transformed. He focuses on three things: Finding out where he’s been. Finding out how it happened. And winning back his family.
But as the months go on, his memory slowly returns. And the more the memories come, the more Torren slips back into being the man he was before. How can he hang on to the new man he’s become? And who is he really? The man he was . . . or the man he is?
A really good read and one that makes you think deeply about yourself. I love books that have lots of twists and surprises. This one certainly has. Start off November with another winner from Rubart…
This book sounds like a very good read. Thank you for sharing what this book is about.